In 2021, the PDDC continues with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity due to COVID-19.  Click here for the PDDC’s current submission policy.  The PDDC is continuing to provide diagnoses through examination of digital photographs, although in 2021 there will be a fee for this service.  As in 2020, digital diagnoses will be included in the Wisconsin Disease Almanac.  For Almanac entries below, when a digital diagnosis would normally require a lab confirmation, the disease/disorder will be labeled as “suspected”.  The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC from April 3, 2021 through April 9, 2021.

PLANT/SAMPLE TYPE	DISEASE/DISORDER	PATHOGEN	COUNTY
FRUIT CROPS
Apple	Apple Scab	Venturia inaequalis	Menominee (MI)
Pear	Girdling Root (Suspected) Overly Deep Planting Pear Scab (Suspected) Sooty Mold	None None Venturia pirina Unspecified sooty mold fungi	Brown Brown Crawford Brown

To learn more about plant diseases and their control, as well as PDDC educational resources and activities, visit the PDDC website at pddc.wisc.edu, follow the clinic on Facebook and Twitter @UWPDDC or email pddc@wisc.edu to subscribe to the PDDC listserv “UWPDDCLearn”.

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