The industry has been alerted. Close monitoring of fields has been advised. Rust has hit unusually early and levels in some sweet corn fields are extremely high - especially in fresh market varieties. Common Armyworm levels are high this year, and they have found a good food source in sweet corn. While Corn Earworm adults have still not been found in any number in the traps, larvae have been found by pickers in the field.
Tomato diseases are prevalent everywhere, the bacterial ones being the most common.
Late blight has been confirmed in at least one fresh market field. Carrot leaf blights continue to increase in all areas. In addition some fields of carrots are rotting at the tip of the carrot. Onion diseases continue to worsen with downy mildew appearing in more areas. This disease has not been this severe since 1992.