Counts as high as 10 per plant have been reported. The appearance of high whitefly numbers along with the presence of scattered tomato yellow leaf curl infected plants is cause for concern. Growers are advised to monitor this situation carefully and initiate appropriate control methods as necessary . Broad mite populations are beginning to decline according to most accounts. Broad mites are still around on pepper but not nearly at the levels reported for the past few weeks.
Sulfur is generally sufficient to manage mites if detected early.
Repeat applications about 5 days apart are necessary to target newly hatched eggs. Some growers have reported good results using tank mixes of Trilogy and AgriMek. Pepper weevils are widely present at low levels, most reports are indicating that populations are beginning to increase especially in older fields. 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.