Vegetable Production Meeting to protect crops

Although this disease has not yet been detected in South Carolina, it has been found in the United States. Tony Keinath, a plant pathologist from the Clemson Coastal Research and Education Center in Charleston will talk about the virus during the Clemson Extension 2020 Spring Vegetable Production Meeting, Feb. 27 at Pelion High School.

In addition to Keinath's presentation, Steven Long, assistant director of regulatory services for the Clemson Department of Plant Industry, will be on hand to talk about the disease from a regulatory standpoint. Other speakers include Matt Cutulle, a weed specialist from the Clemson Coastal REC, who will give an update on weed control and Stormy Sparks, an entomologist from the University of Georiga, who will discuss mite management and diamondback moth caterpillar pressure.

The evening gets underway with dinner at 6 p.m. Cost is $5, payable at the door. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will receive three pesticide credits. Please RSVP by Monday, Feb. 24 to Alivia Gunter, (803) 359-8515 or aliviag@clemson.edu. Pelion High School is located at 600 Lydia Drive, Pelion, S.C. 29123.

"This meeting is a great opportunity for tomato and pepper growers to learn about the tomato brown rugose fruit virus so that they can be ready if the virus does make its way to South Carolina," said Justin Ballew, a Clemson commercial horticulture agent in Lexington and Saluda counties and meeting organizer. "It also is a great opportunity for growers to learn about insect and weed control."

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