Kentucky Pest News Index to Articles: 2003

ALFALFA & CLOVER

Alfalfa

• Aphanomyces root rot - (989) Boron deficiency - (997) Cercospora leaf spot - (995), (996), (1000) Fungal leaf spots - (993) Leaf hopper burn/injury - (993), (994), (995), (996) Lepto leaf spot - (986), (988), (989), (991), (992), (994) Phytophthora root rot - (988), (991) Pythium root rot - (988), (992) Rhizoctonia crown and stem disease - 984 Sclerotinia white mold - 979, 983, 987, (988) Seedling diseases, wet spring - 986, 988 Spring black stem - (991), (996) Stunting, feeder root rot - 1000 Summer black stem - 996, (1000)
• Yellowing - 993

Clover

• Leaf hopper injury - (995) Powdery mildew - 981
• Rhizoctonia crown rot - (993)

CORN, POPCORN, AND SORGHUM Corn

• Aflatoxin, fumonisins, and other mycotoxins - 974, 978, 998, 1006
• Corn root worm injury - (1000)
• Crazy top - 986
• Ear rot - (1002)
• Foliar diseases and late planting - 986
• Fusarium - (990)
• Gray leaf spot - (1002)
• Holcus spot - (992)
• Northern leaf blight - (1001)
• Low soil pH - (1000)
• Pythium root rot - (990)
• Rootworm injury - (994)
• Seedlings, and root rot - 984, 989
• Smut - (995)
• Stalk rot - (995), 1005
• Stinkbug damage - (992)
• Zinc deficiency - (988), (989), (992)

FLOWERING ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS, GREENHOUSE ORNAMENTALS, HOUSEPLANTS, AND GROUND COVERS

• Ajuga - Crown rot - (995)
• Alyssum - Chemical injury - (983)
• Angelonia - High soluble salts - (977)
• Pythium root rot - (977)
• Aster - Leaf rust - (1001)
• Rhizoctonia web blight - (1001)
• Bittersweet - Botryosphaeria canker - (1000)
• Chrysanthemum -
  • Bacterial leaf spot - (1001)
  • Charcoal rot - (997)
  • Fertilizer burn - (1001)
  • Iron deficiency - (1001)
  • Low fertility - (995)
  • Pythium root rot - (995), (1001), (1002)
  • Rhizoctonia root/stem rot - (996)
• Columbine - Sclerotinia stem rot - (988)
• Coreopsis - Downy mildew - (992)
• Daylily
  • Anthracnose - (997)
  • Leaf streak - 983, (988), (991), (997)
  • Nutritional problems - (979)
  • Rust - 982, (1004)
• Diplodinia - Fertilizer burn - (977)
• Dusty miller - Southern blight - (1002)
• Foxglove - Downy mildew - (989)
• Geranium
  • Bacterial wilt - 977
  • Botrytis blight - (979), (984)
  • Fertilizer burn - (979)
  • Pythium root rot - (979), (983), (1003)
  • Ralstonia solanacearum race 3, biovar 2 - 983
• Gerbera - Thrips injury - (977)
• Greenhouse ornamentals - Tomato spotted wilt and impatiens necrotic spot virus - 974
• Hibiscus
  • Cristulariella leaf spot - (1000)
  • Sooty mold - (977)
• Holly hock - Rust - (984), (988)
• Hosta - Impatiens necrotic spot virus - (1002)
• Hydrangea
  • Bacterial leaf spot - (1001)
  • Phytophthora root rot - (996)
  • Phyllosticta leaf spot - (992)
• Impatiens
  • Botrytis blight - (977)
  • Rhizoctonia root rot - (1004)
• Ivy
  • Bacterial spot - (994)
  • Rhizoctonia root and stem rot - (995)
• Pansy - Black root rot - (1004), 1006
• Peony
  • Botrytis blossom blight - (989), (991)
  • Cladosporium leaf blotch - (991)
  • Low fertility problems - (991)
• Perennials - Diseases - 990, 1001
• Petunia
  • Black root rot - (991), (1001)
  • Botrytis blight - (991)
  • Chemical injury - (983)
  • Rhizoctonia stem rot - (991)
• Phlox - Powdery mildew resistance - 980
• Poinsettia
  • Low fertility problems - (1003)
  • Pythium root rot - (1004)
• Rudbeckia
  • Cercospora leaf spot - (988)
  • Septoria leaf spot - (989)
  • Tomato spotted wilt - (1002)
• Snapdragon
  • Pythium root rot - (984)
  • Rhizoctonia root and stem rot - (995)
• Spicebush - Cristulariella leaf spot - (1000)
• Tulip - Herbicide drift injury - (984)
• Vinca
  • Black root rot - (984) Botrytis blight - (989)
  • Pythium root rot - (991)
• Zinnia - Choanephora rot - (1000)

FORAGE

• Brown patch in tall fescue - 994
• Sclerotinia damage on fall-seeded forage legumes - 979

FRUIT CROPS

• Apple
• Burr knot - (995)
• Cedar-apple rust - (986), (988), (991), (992), (995), (996), (997), 999, (1001)
• Fire blight - 975, (986), (988), (995)
• Flyspeck - (1002)
• Frogeye leaf spot - (988), (995), (997), (1000), (1001), (1002)
• Hail injury - (988)
• Phytophthora collar rot - (991)
• Plum curculio injury - (992)
• Powdery mildew - 998
• Scab - 980
• Sooty blotch/flyspeck - (1000), (1004)

• Apricot - Brown rot - (994)
• Blackberry
  • Anthracnose - 976
  • Crown gall - (986)
  • Diseases - 993
  • Downy mildew - (992)
  • Orange rust - (986)
  • Phytophthora root rot - (986)
  • Rosette (double blossom) - (997)
• Blueberry
  • Diseases - 997
  • Phytophthora root rot - (996)
• Cherry
  • Coccomyces leaf spot - (992)
  • Frost injury - (986)
  • Leaf spot - (993)
  • Powdery mildew - (993)
• Grape
  • Anthracnose - 988, (988), (989), (991)
  • Black rot - (986), (991), (992), (993), (994), (996)
  • Crown gall - (988), (989)
  • Disease control - 981, 987
  • Downy mildew - (1000)
  • Phomopsis cane and leaf blight - (992), (993)
  • Powdery mildew - (996)
• Peach
  • Bacterial spot - 991
  • Brown rot - (991), (992), (993), (994), (995), (996)
  • Frost injury - (986)
  • Fruit diseases - 994
  • Leaf curl - (988)
  • Nitrogen deficiency - (996)
  • Powdery mildew - (1001)
  • Scab - (993), (995)
• Pear
  • Bitter rot - (1002)
  • Fire blight - 980
  • Phytophthora root rot - (992)
• Plum - Black knot - (979), (988), (989), (991), (992)
• Raspberry
  • Anthracnose - 976, (993), (996) Botrytis gray mold - (1000)
  • Sphaerulina leaf spot - (1002)
• Strawberry
  • Anthracnose - (988), (989)
  • Black root rot - (1001)
  • Botrytis fruit rot - (991)
  • Mycosphaerella leaf spot - (989), (991)
  • Phomopsis leaf blight - (989), (1002)
• Damage to tree fruits and small fruits can be caused by excess water - 985
• Home fruit growers disease check list - 986

  FUNGICIDES AND PESTICIDES

  • Changes in Terramaster 4EC fungicide labeled for tobacco float-beds - 977
  • Emerald 70WGTM, a new fungicide for golf course turfgrasses - 997
  • Fungicides for use on ornamental plants - common names and trade names - 973, 992
  • Headline fungicide added to wheat disease control arsenal - 975
  • Medallion fungicide for anthracnose on turfgrasses - 995
  • Phosphorous Products for turf disease control - 973 Pristine , a new fungicide for fruit crops disease control - 1005
  • Quadris foliar fungicide on soybean - 979

  HOME GARDENS

  • Sanitation controls diseases in the home vegetable garden - 1004

  LANDSCAPE TREES AND SHRUBS

  • Ash
    • Anthracnose - (989)
    • Botryosphaeria canker - (1003)
    • Flagging - 968
  • Azalea
    • Fertilizer burn - (996)
    • Lacebug injury - (979)
    • Leaf/flower gall - (994)
  • Chestnut - Phytophthora root rot - (992)
  • Crabapple
    • Botryosphaeria canker - (983)
    • Scab - 978, (988), (1000)
  • Crepemyrtle - Powdery mildew - (995)
  • Dogwood
    • Anthracnose - 988, (991), (993)
    • Botryosphaeria canker - (1003)
    • Powdery mildew - 989, (991), (992), (993), (994), (996), (1000), (1001)
    • Septoria leaf spot - (993), (994), (997)
  • Eucalyptus - Pythium damping off - (979)
  • Euonymus
    • Crown gall - (1003)
    • Scale and spider mite - (996)
  • Forsythia - Phomopsis gall - (988)
  • Hawthorn - Cedar-quince rust - (991)
  • Holly
    • Black root rot - (977), (989), (995), (996), (1003)
    • Leaf drop - (983)
  • Inkberry
    • Black root rot - (977)
    • Rhizoctonia root rot - (979)
  • Juniper
    • Cedar apple rust - (983)
    • Phomopsis twig blight - (989)
  • Kerria - Coccomyces leaf and twig blight - (1001)
  • KY coffeetree - Ganoderma root and trunk rot - (999)
  • Magnolia
    • Magnolia scale - (994)
    • Verticillium wilt - (984), (1000)
    • Winter injury - (984)
  • Maple
    • Anthracnose - (988), (991), (995)
    • Bacterial scorch - (1003)
    • Cristulariella leaf spot - (992), (993), (996), (1003), (1004)
    • Freeze injury - (984)
    • Hypoxylon canker - (1000)
    • Iron deficiency - (996)
    • Leaf hopper injury - (992), (994)
    • Phyllosticta leaf spot - (991)
    • Transplant shock - (996)
    • Verticillium wilt - (995), (1000)
  • Mulberry - Cylindrosporium leaf spot - (994)
  • Pecan - Phylloxera - (995)
  • Oak
    • Actinopelte leaf spot - (1003), (1004)
    • Anthracnose - (989)
    • Bacterial scorch - (1003), (1004)
    • Foliar galls - (1000)
    • Iron deficiency - (997)
    • Insect galls - (1004)
    • Jumping oak gall - (989), (992)
    • Lecanium scale - (989)
    • Powdery mildew - (1003)
  • Photinia - Entomosporium leaf spot - (983), (994)
  • Pine
    • Brown spot - (995)
    • Dothistroma needle blight - (988)
    • Phytophthora root rot - (1004)
    • Sphaeropsis tip blight - (988), (989), (995)
    • Tip burn - 991
    • White pine decline - (979)
  • Planetree
    • Powdery mildew - (993)
    • Septoria leaf spot - (992)
  • Rose
    • Black spot - (984), (988), (989), (996)
    • Rosette - (988), (989), (992), (993), (1003)
  • Rhododendron - Phytophthora root rot - (996)
  • Serviceberry - Cedar-quince rust - (992)
  • Spruce
    • Cytospora canker - (989)
    • Rhizosphaera needle cast - 979, (979), (995), (996), (997)
  • Tuliptree - Freeze injury - (984)
  • Viburnum
    • Leaf roller - (1002)
    • Verticillium wilt - (988)
  • Walnut - Cristulariella leaf spot - (1000)
  • White pine
    • Frost injury - (991)
    • Ozone injury - (991)
  • Willow
    • Botryosphaeria canker - (1001), (1004)
    • Cercospora leaf spot - (1001), (1003)
  • Witch hazel - Phyllosticta leaf blotch - (989)
  • Bacterial leaf scorch symptoms are appearing in landscape trees - 1000
  • Cedar rust diseases have been active this spring - 983
  • Healthy trees and air quality - 1003
  • Transplant shock symptoms - (991)
  • Tree leaf spots often begin in spring - 984
  • Woody plant foliar diseases are common this year - 995

  LAWN AND TURF

  • Bentgrass
    • Anthracnose - (991), (993), (997), (1002)
    • Dollar spot - (988), (992), (1001)
    • Pythium root rot - (988), (997), (1003)
  • Bermudagrass
    • Inflorescence smut - (997)
    • Spring dead spot - 985
  • Bluegrass
    • Anthracnose - (991)
    • Brown patch - (992)
    • Necrotic ringspot - (989), (993)
    • Red thread - (988)
    • Rust - 990, (991)
    • Summer patch - (997), (1001)
  • Fescue
    • Anthracnose - (995)
    • Brown patch - (989), (991), (993), (997)
  • Mixed turf - Take-all - (993)
  • Ryegrass
    • Brown patch - (992)
    • Gray leaf spot - 973, 994, (1002), 1003
    • Rhizoctonia root rot - (1002)
  • Turfgrass
    • Brown patch - 991
    • Microdochium patch/pink snow mold - 1004
    • Root rots - 989
    • Rusts - 1000
  • Zoysia - Brown patch - (991)
  • Large patch fungicides - 1001

  MISCELLANEOUS

  • Wild mushrooms - To eat or not to eat? - 1002

  PASTURES

  • Rusts on cool-season grasses in horse pastures - 1005

  SMALL GRAINS

  • Oats - Barley yellow dwarf virus - (992)

  SOYBEAN

  • Brown spot - (992), (1003)
  • Charcoal rot - (1001)
  • Downy mildew - (997), (1000), (1002)
  • Early planting and disease - 982
  • Frogeye leaf spot - (1003)
  • Lightning injury - (996)
  • Manganese deficiency - (991), (997)
  • Phomopsis seed decay - (1003)
  • Potash deficiency - (999), (1000), (1001), (1002
  • Rain events and diseases - 1001
  • Rhizoctonia root and stem rot - (995), (996), (999), (1000), (1003)
  • Rust - 977, 990
  • Southern blight - (997)
  • Soybean cyst nematode - (999), (1000), (1002)
  • Soybean deficiency - (1002)
  • Stem canker - (997)
  • Sudden death syndrome - (999), 1000, (1000), (1001), (1002)
  • Tobacco ringspot virus - (996)

  TOBACCO

  • Alfalfa mosaic virus - (990), (991), (992), (993), (994), (996), (997)
  • Angular leaf spot - (995), (996), (997), (1004)
  • Bacterial black leg, hollow stalk, and soft rot - (986), (988), (993), (995), 1001, (1003)
  • Bacterial wilt - 977
  • Black root rot - (991), (992), (993)
  • Black shank - (990), (991), (992), (993), (994), (995), (996), (997), (999), (1000), (1002), (1003)
  • Blue mold - (992), (994), (995), (996), (997), (999), (1000), (1001), (1002), (1003), (1004)
  • Blue mold - Current Status - 978, 986, 987, 989, 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999, 1000
  • Blue mold oospores not found - 1005
  • Boron deficiency - (986)
  • Botrytis blight/stem cankers - (989), (990)
  • Calcium deficiency - (1002)
  • Chemical injury - (983), (986), (996)
  • Cold injury - (983), (984), (989)
  • Diseases and wet weather - 986
  • Early flowering - (993), (995)
  • Flooding damage - (992)
  • Frenching - (1000)
  • Frogeye leaf spot - (992), (993), (996), (997), (999), (1000), (1001), (1002), (1003), (1004)
  • Fusarium stem rot - (995)
  • Fusarium wilt - (995), (1002)
  • Hormonal imbalance - (990)
  • Lighting injury - (992)
  • Manganese toxicity - (991), 992), (993), (994), (995), (996), (997)
  • Mosaic virus - (1003)
  • Nutritional problems - (990)
  • Nitrogen deficiency - (993), (994)
  • Ozone injury - (996)
  • Piebald - (1004)
  • Poor root system - 992
  • Potassium and nitrogen deficiencies - (996)
  • Poty virus complex - (991), (993)
  • Pythium root rot - 976, (983), (984), (986), (988), (989), (990), (991), (992)
  • Ragged leaf spot - (1002), (1003)
  • Rhizoctonia damping-off - (979), (983), (986), (989), (990)
  • Rhizoctonia diseases in greenhouses - 979
  • Sanitation and the float system - 974
  • Sclerotinia collar rot - (983), (984)
  • Soreshin - (991), (992), (993), (994), (995)
  • Southern stem blight - 975
  • Stunting - (983)
  • Target spot - (986), (988), (989), (990), (991), (993), (999), (1000), (1001)
  • Tobacco ringspot virus - (997), (1001), (1003)
  • Tobacco streak virus - (993), (994), (1000)
  • Tobacco vein banding - (1003)
  • Tomato spotted wilt virus - (991), (992), (994)
  • Transplant shock - (988), (993)
  • Water-damaged roots/stems - (990)
  • Weather fleck - (999)
  • Wet feet - (984)
  • Wet soil media - (983)
  • Yellow bud and yellow leaf - 988
  • Chemical options for disease control in transplant production systems - 2003 crop - 978
  • Correct use of mefenoxam-containing fungicides in burley and dark tobacco fields - 982
  • Fungicide options for foliar disease control in Kentucky tobacco fields - 2003 season - 983

  VEGETABLES

  • Asparagus - Phoma stem canker - (1002)
  • Basil - Botrytis blight - (989)
  • Bean
    • Angular leaf spot - (1000)
    • Anthracnose - (997), (1003)
    • Rhizoctonia crown and stem rot - (989), (994)
    • Rhizoctonia stem canker - (997)
  • Cabbage - Rhizoctonia damping off - (1000)
  • Cantaloupe
    • Anthracnose - (997)
    • Bacteria wilt - (989), (992)
    • Cercospora leaf spot - (989)
    • Gummy stem blight - (999)
  • Commercial vegetables
    • Bacterial wilt - 977
    • Phytophthora diseases - 991
    • Spray program in rainy season - 987
    • Wet soils - 990
  • Cucumber
    • Anthracnose - (992)
    • Bacterial wilt - (993), (995)
    • Phytophthora fruit rot - (991)
  • Lettuce - Injury from high greenhouse temperatures - (977)
  • Muskmelon, Poor pollination - (994), (995)
  • Pepper
    • Bacterial spot - (993), (995), (996)
    • Blossom end rot - (994), (995), (999)
    • Phytophthora fruit rot - (991)
    • Phytophthora stem blight - (1002)
    • Pythium root rot - (996)
    • Sunscald - (996)
  • Potato
    • Blackleg - (986), (988)
    • Potato leaf hopper injury - (993)
    • Root knot nematode - (1002)
  • Pumpkin - Powdery mildew - (1000)
  • Squash
    • Phytophthora fruit rot - (991)
    • Phytophthora fruit blight - (1002)
    • Powdery mildew - (997)
  • Sweet corn - Bacterial stalk rot - (994)
  • Sweet potato
    • Chemical injury - (983)
    • Scurf - (1004)
  • Tomato
    • Bacterial canker - (989), (994), (996), (997)
    • Bacterial spot/speck - (989), (993)
    • Blossom end rot - (994), (995), (996), (997)
    • Botrytis fruit rot - (989)
    • Catfacing - (996)
    • Chemical injury - (983), (991)
    • Distortion from ethylene exposure - (979)
    • Early blight - (993), (994), (996), (997), (999), (1003)
    • Fusarium wilt - (995), (997), (1000)
    • Leaf mold - (995), (996), 1000, (1001)
    • Magnesium deficiency - (991)
    • Phosphorus deficiency - (996)
    • Pythium root rot - (988), (991)
    • Root knob nematode - (996), (1000)
    • Septoria leaf spot - (988), (989), (991), (993), (994), (996), (997), (1000), (1002)
    • Severe rust mite infestation (in greenhouse) - (1003)
    • Wet feet - (991)
    • Yellow shoulders - (1002)
  • Watermelon
    • Gummy stem blight - (1000)
    • Phytophthora fruit rot - (991)

  WHEAT

  • Bacterial streak - 987
  • Disease update - 983, 986
  • Fusarium head blight - 988
  • Leaf spot - (991)
  • Seed quality concerns - 1000
  • Septoria glume blotch - (991)

ENTOMOLOGY

GARDEN & FIELD CROP PESTS

• Alfalfa pests -- 979, 982, 983, 990, 993, 999
• Alfalfa weevil -- 978, 983
• Antenna EGA -- 983
• Aphids -- 983, 1006
• Armyworm -- 980, 981, 982
• Barley yellow dwarf --1006
• Bird cherry-oat aphid --983
• Black beetles -- 982
• Black cutworm -- 989, 1005, 1006
• Blister beetle -- 1000