Reports from east Naples, indicate that leaf miner counts have stabilized and possibly even declined in the past few weeks. Leaf miner is being seen widely in potato and tomato, and to a lesser extent in pepper and cucurbits. Leaf miners should be active for the next few months. Aphid populations are starting to pick up in potato and pepper plantings. Incidence is sporadic.
Numbers remain fairly low and injury minimal.
A few loopers and beet army worms continue to be reported from isolated plantings in the Devil s Garden area. Bacterial spot and most foliar fungal disease activity continues to decline across the area. Reports of new infections are down and crop damage light to moderate in most cases. Target spot is widely present on tomato. Damage is generally low to moderate and tends to be most severe in older crops in their second or third harvest where foliage is dense and harvesting has damaged plants and help spread the pathogens.