New NW Wheat, Barley Alert Issued-Bacterial Related

The Pacific Northwest Pest Alert Network has issued some new warnings about threats to wheat and barley.

According to the Network:

"Yellow rust (stripe rust), Bacterial leaf streak / black chaff, FHB, frost damage in wheat, barley

All Crops All Locations:

The network says the early season in Idaho was cooler than usual and rainy, making conditions ripe for these threats:

"Stripe rust started developing in winter wheat (LCS Jet in production south of American Falls.) The season was mostly quiet until June 18^th – 19^th when there were significant frosts and freezing conditions throughout eastern Idaho.

As a result, bacterial infections took off, significantly damaging durum (Tiburon) and spring wheat."

Stripe rust started to show up at very low levels at the end of June, around heading of spring wheat.

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