A network that helps people worldwide obtain rapid advice and information on crop protection, including the identification and management of plant pests.
PestNet is a network that helps people worldwide obtain rapid advice and information on crop protection, including the identification and management of plant pests. It started in 1999. Anyone with an interest in plant protection is welcome to join. PestNet is free and is moderated, ensuring that messages are confined to plant protection.
September 2009. Spots and bugs on lettuce leaves from Trinidad: the question is, are they associated? Could the spots, which are assumed to be caused by fungi or bacteria, be transmitted by the bug.
There was no response from members, but it is likely that the spots are caused by a primary pathogen. The most likely cause is Alternaria, Septoria, Cercospora, or others. Similar spots caused by Alternaria were reported on PestNet from Kenya in June 2009.
