Lexington, KY 40546

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Number 1364
DIAGNOSTIC LAB HIGHLIGHTS UPCOMING CONFERENCE DIAGNOSTIC LAB HIGHLIGHTS Julie Beale and Brenda Kennedy, Plant Disease Diagnosticians

December 10, 2013

ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT This issue concludes the 2013 series of Kentucky Pest News (KPN) and marks the end of the 38th year of inclusion of disease information in KPN. The major objective has been to provide timely information on anticipated and occurring diseases in Kentucky. Any comments (favorable or critical) readers may have regarding KPN (i.e., format, subject matter, coverage, timeliness, etc.) may be directed to KPN authors: Don Hershman, Paul Vincelli, Kenneth Seebold and Nicole Ward Gauthier, Extension Plant Pathologists; and Julie Beale and Brenda Kennedy, Plant Disease Diagnosticians. These authors greatly appreciate the efforts of colleagues who have also authored topics in KPN. The first 2014 issue of KPN will be Tuesday, January 14. We wish each of our readers a Cheerful Holiday and Peace and Prosperity in 2014.

Diagnostic samples are tapering off as winter weather sets in, but we have seen a few tomato disease samples recently from high tunnel/greenhouse systems, including Botrytis blight, powdery mildew and ripe rot. Disease had developed in structures with poor ventilation and high humidity. We have also seen samples from landscapes, including white rot and coddling moth injury on apple; bacterial leaf scorch on oak; Rhizosphaera needle cast and damage from previous spider mite infestation on spruce.
UPCOMING CONFERENCE 2014 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference The Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference and Trade Show will have something for everyone interested in fruit and vegetable production. This years event convenes January 6, 2014 at Lexingtons Embassy Suites Hotel, and concludes around 5 p.m. January 7. Pre-conference sessions will be offered in the evening on Sunday, January 5. The conference is jointly sponsored by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Kentucky State University and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. For additional details and a conference schedule, go to http://kyvga.org/meetings.html

Note: Trade names are used to simplify the information presented in this newsletter. No endorsement by the Cooperative Extension Service is intended, nor is criticism implied of similar products that are not named.