Welcome to the second issue of the 1999 growing season.
Spring is an active time of growth for plants and pests.
Weather is playing a big role in that it has been unusually wet and cool for this time of year. While the cool conditions slow down pest development, the wet conditions foster a number of foliage diseases. Lesions will appear as small, irregularly shaped olive green spots , often located along veins in the leaves. Infected leaves often will turn yellow and drop from the tree later in the season. Recent rains and humid weather conditions have helped to foster scab development.