March 19, 2004

 

I. Strawberry Disease - Management

Botrytis fruit rot (gray mold), caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea, and anthracnose fruit rot, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum acutatum are the most common fruit rot diseases in Illinois. Successful strawberry production may depend on the simultaneous control of these fruit rots. Click here, to see control measures applied in North Carolina to control these two diseases.

 

II. Illinois Summer Field Day

Illinois summer field day will be held at Jim Eckert's orchard near Belleville, Illinois, on June 17, 2004. More information on the Field Day will be available soon. Check the following website for information on Eckert's orchard. Eckerts Country Stores and Farms.