25 Jul Pest/Disease Update – July 25

Posted at 13:57h in Recent News by

Hi folks,

Quick pest/disease update for the end of the week:

 

Aphid Alert: 

  • Still no green peach aphids this week
  • Ave # of aphids per trap around 3.5, just slightly lower than last week.
  • Majority of aphids remain “other aphids.”

 

Region Week Ending Number of Samples Green Peach Aphid Potato Aphid Buckthorn Aphid Foxglove Aphid Bird Cherry-Oat Aphid Other Aphid Tarnished Plant Bug Total Aphids Ave. Aphids per Sample
WEST PRINCE 26-Jul-25 21 0 2 2 0 3 62 4 69 3.29
EAST PRINCE 26-Jul-25 16 0 1 1 0 2 63 3 67 4.19
CENTRAL QUEENS 26-Jul-25 19 0 8 6 0 0 60 0 74 3.89
SE QUEENS/KINGS 26-Jul-25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.00
EAST KINGS 26-Jul-25 14 0 2 0 0 0 35 1 37 2.64
  Total 71 0 13 9 0 5 221 8 248 3.49

 

Air Spore:

 

July 23rd, 2025
Early Blight Brown Spot Grey Mold  
West Prince 0 0 6  
East Prince 47 69 8  
Queens 0 9 3  
Kings 7 7 12  

 

  • No late blight spores detected in PEI or NB so far this week.
  • Late blight spores continue to be detected in Maine.
  • Foliar late blight has been confirmed in Ontario and New York.
  • Alternaria spores are increasing in East Prince but are largely absent in most of the rest of the province.

 

Additional Notes:

 

  • Crop Update Meeting will be held next Tuesday, July 29th at 2:30 in-person at the Board office and on Zoom.
  • Most producers are reporting that potato crops are generally healthy.  Colorado potato beetles are an issue in some locations, as in-furrow treatments are starting to time-out.
  • I am looking for samples of early blight, brown spot, and black dot.  If you have plants exhibiting any of these symptoms, please let me know and we can arrange to collect a sample.  This is for survey purposes under AIM.
  • Some rain tonight would be most welcome for most fields, as the forecast looks pretty dry for next week.

 

Have a great weekend,

Ryan