Broad mites are still around on pepper and eggplant in widely scattered locations. Numbers have been declining but there are continuing reports of persistent new flare-ups here and there . Pepper weevils are widely present at low levels , some reports are indicating that populations are beginning to increase especially in older fields. A few respondents have found some infested fruit in the field with exit holes being observed. Bacterial leaf spot is widely present in tomato and pepper.
Most reports indicate that the bacteria situation has been fairly quiet over the last two weeks.
There have been some reports of renewed bacterial leaf spot activity following periods of fog or heavy dews. The incidence of tomato yellow leaf curl remains fairly low . Most growers are seeing only isolated occurrences of single infected plants here and there, although each week brings reports of a few more infected plants. These should be destroyed upon identification to help potential eliminate sources of innoculum. Older plants can easily be destroyed in place by cutting them off at ground level.