Presentation slides from today’s virtual meeting, and upcoming meetings

Thank you to those of you who were able to join our virtual meeting today. Please click this link for a copy of my presentation (will open a new window… Read more

Upcoming webinar on January 13th, 2021

Tremain and I will be participating in an upcoming webinar on January 13th, 2021, which is hosted by PSU. It will start at 10 AM, and we are planning a… Read more

Ripe rot (Colletotrichum) grower survey

Dear all,  If you have a moment, please fill in the survey below. A team of researchers, including myself, is working on a new grant proposal to develop management strategies… Read more

Grape Pathology Program at Virginia Tech

 I created a short video describing current projects in my program.  Read more

In preparation for Hurricane Delta

Hurricane Delta seems to impact our regions, starting Saturday (10/10), and rain may last until Tuesday (10/13) or so. Depends on your location and cultivar selection, you may have some… Read more

Prepare for a potential rain event for this weekend.

Looks like a tropical storm Marco is moving westward, but Laura may hit our areas during this weekend. The current forecast shows (opens a new window with a link to… Read more

Downy, Botrytis, sulfur burn, and open house

With recent rain events and warm and humid nights, the risk of downy mildew and Botrytis are probably high in many areas of Virginia. For example, I counted seven days… Read more

Presentation slides and a list of short PHI materials.

Thanks for attending today’s online Extension meeting.Please find the materials I discussed today below. 1) Presentation slides (will open a new window with a pdf file).2) List of short PHI… Read more

Recent rain events and downy mildew spray

Central and northern VA received much-needed rains in the past two days. Looks like the chance of thunderstorm is high in today and tomorrow too. Several people asked me whether… Read more

Disease risk events from last two weeks and quick reminders

Here are snapshots from the NEWA risk models from the past two weeks. Floyd: no black rot or downy mildew infection eventsAfton: black rot and downy mildew infection event on… Read more
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