Scouting has begun in sentinel plots in NYS in Cayuga, Jefferson, Seneca, Washington and Wayne counties. This week low levels of bacterial blight and Septoria brown spot were detected in samples submitted from the NYS sentinel network. Nationally, on August 4th, soybean rust was reported on soybean in a sentinel plot in Baldwin County, Alabama. Additionally, recent detections of soybean rust have been made on kudzu in Alabama and Florida. Risk of spore transport to our region is low at this time. In 2009, soybean rust has been reported in the U.S. in 34 counties in five states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas). Updated
August 7, 2009