Fourlined plant bug feeding damage is showing up in gardens and in seedlings where mint was planted at the end of bays the damage remains confined to the mint. Report not available. Whiteflies are still a problem in spots in some operations whereas in others, well-established populations of the whitefly parasite, Encarsia formosa, are suppressing the whiteflies to very low numbers. Most crops also have spots of spider mites. A heavy infestation of leaf miners has also been observed in one operation and more operations have reported infestation of tomato pinworm.
Lepidopteran pests are on the rise, including cabbage loopers and fruitworms.
A couple of operations have reported incidence of bacterial. Botrytis is present in many operations but at low levels. Thrips are present in many operations but are generally being managed. There have also been increased infestation of crops with cucumber beetles and lygus bugs. The most prevalent disease continues to be powdery mildew.