Tobacco Blue Mold Forecast Homepage
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*** Forecast Note - 3 November: The season summary for the 2008 disease season is now available. It is available here or via the additional link below. We would like to thank everyone for their support and cooperation during this year's epidemic.
*** Forecast Note - 15 September: The Forecast Center is still accepting disease reports for 2008. In our end-of-forecasting notice seen below, we may have inadvertantly implied that all activities for 2008 were coming to an end. This is not so; our only intention was to let our users know that the forecasts would be coming to a close at the end of August. As in past years, any disease reports are welcome as long as there is host in the field. The Epidemic Status maps will be updated accordingly. We apologize if we created any misunderstanding or confusion. ***
Forecasts in 2008 will be generated on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday each week through the growing season. Timely information on the occurrence of blue mold and the future movement of inoculum (fungus spores) across the North American continent is important to tobacco producers in managing this destructive and fast-moving plant disease epidemic.
2008 Blue Mold Epidemic Season Summary
10 June 2008 Disease Note - VA Review
7 June 2008 Disease Note - GA Review
25 March 2008 Special Disease Note
2008 late February / early March review
Summary for the 2007 Blue Mold Epidemic
The Current Forecast can be found by using the menu to the left or the calendar to the above right. For epidemic updates you can refer to the status map given below and the Epidemic History page.
Map of known Blue Mold outbreaks
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*** NOTE: These forecasts/outlooks apply ONLY to disease development from AIRBORNE TRANSPORT of spores. We do not have the capability to track blue mold development by other means, such as transporting infected materials, nor will we attempt to do so. Please consult the County Extension Service personnel in your area if you have questions about these matters. ***
Disclaimer:
The forecast(s) presented in this report only represent estimates of pathways spores are likely to travel from confirmed sources. The forecasts were prepared for purposes of supporting the research and extension functions of North Carolina State University. The forecasts contained herein were not prepared or issued in support of business, industrial, or investment decisions whether they are profit-making or otherwise. The authors; the Department of Plant Pathology; Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences; North Carolina State University; The University of North Carolina, their Governors, Trustees, officers, administrators, employees, and agents do not assume any responsibility for any interpretations of the data, nor do they warrant the fitness of the forecasts for any use.
This forecasting service is provided by the North Carolina State University departments of:
Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences