[Fhb-update_ma] FHB Update from PA, 05/13/19

[FHB Updates - Mid Atlantic SWW Region]

The majority of PA is under high scab infection risk this week. This risk
will persist as long as conditions remain damp. If your wheat will be
flowering in the next several days, be prepared to target a fungicide
application at early flower. If leaves dry sufficiently to allow for
application but more rain is threatening, know that most of the scab
products become rainfast very shortly after application (even within 15
min), and so you needn’t worry about rain washing your product off. If you
have missed the early flowering timing, a fungicide may still be applied 5-7
days following the ideal target and still provide some scab protection. Be
sure to observe label restrictions.

--Alyssa Collins, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Penn State University

For more details, go to the FHB Risk assessment tool at
http://www.wheatscab.psu.edu

For the latest news and updates from the U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab
Initiative, go to https://www.scabusa.org