Late Blight Update

UPDATE:  August 18, 2023

LATE BLIGHT CONFIRMED IN YATES COUNTY ON AUGUST 2ND.  No further reports of late blight have occurred since the initial Penn Yan report.  However, the wet and windy conditions favor tomato diseases of all types, and late blight is still a concern as tomatoes have been slow to ripen this year.

Since Yates County is west of us and the prevailing winds are from the west, it is time to be vigilant about tracking late blight and taking any necessary precautions to save your tomatoes and potatoes.  Check back at this site weekly as we keep the page updated.

Late Blight is a serious disease of tomatoes and potatoes.  Check here weekly for an update on the disease--the more you know, the more you can take steps to keep this deadly disease in check.

To learn more about late blight disease, click here

To manage late blight, check out this factsheet:  Click here

To find late blight resistant tomato varieties,  click here

To find where late blight is in the United States, check out  usablight.org and scroll down for the occurrence map.

Late Blight FAQs  click here

Last updated August 18, 2023