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 August 7, 2021 through August 13, 2021.

PLANT/SAMPLE TYPE	DISEASE/DISORDER	PATHOGEN	COUNTY
FRUIT CROPS
Apple	Fire Blight (Suspected)	Erwinia amylovora	La Crosse
Cherry	Cherry Leaf Spot (Suspected)	Blumeriella jaapii	Monroe (IN)
Raspberry	Cane Blight	Paraconiothyrium fuckelii	Polk

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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