SPORE WATCH
The best way to track disease is to have a spore trap within your field. The next best is knowing how diseases are moving in your area. Each individual field will have it's own population but, provided your crop staging is close, disease spread will trend together for the year in the area.
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2025 data coming soon!
White mold: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
2024 Data: Magrath Area
Last year, white mold first was detectable on July 29th. From that point, the population steadily rose till swathing occurred at the end of August. All fields monitored were irrigated.
2024 Data: East of Lethbridge
Last year, white mold first was detectable on July 18th. From that point, the population steadily rose till August 8th, by which then is started crashing. All fields monitored were irrigated.
Fusarium Head Blight:
Fusarium graminearum
2024 Data: East of Lethbridge
Farms first started testing positive on June 28th but the large flushes started occurring by July 11th. Some farms maintained consistent populations all through the season, while others had dramatic spikes and crashes. By August though, all Fusarium graminearum populations were in decline.
