Tools to guide strawberry disease management decisions

"All this wet weather will favor the main strawberry fruit rot diseases including Botrytis Fruit Rot (BFR) and Anthracnose Fruit Rot (AFR). BFR will be the main concern for most growers," writes Frank Louws, Center for IPM. "We have not consistently identified plant sources with the AFR pathogen. Hopefully, AFR pressure will be low this year for most growers. Some strawberry fields have problems with angular leaf spot, caused by the bacteria Xanthomonas fragariae."

The Strawberry Fruit Infection Risk advisory tool shows HIGH risk for both BFR and AFR. Details of how to use this Advisory Tool are provided at https://ipm.ces.ncsu.edu/strawberry-fruit-infection-risk-tool/ or users can go directly to the map at: http://agroclimatenc.ncsu.edu/plantdisease/strawberry.aspx.

The following links provide details and up-to-date management recommendations about:

Botrytis Fruit Rot
Anthracnose Fruit Rot
Angular leaf spot
2017 Strawberry IPM Guide
Guide for Fungicide Use for Gray Mold and Anthracnose in Strawberries
Strawberry Diagnosis Tool

Source: IPM in the South