#AskTheAgronomist: Scout for Tar Spot this Fall

Laura Cunningham

October 24, 2019

Could Tar Spot be the next Gray Leaf Spot? Tune in for our #AskTheAgronmist discussion!!

0:25 Crop report update

1:21 Tar spot topic introduction

2:10 Identification of tar spot

3:25 Favorable tar spot conditions

5:05 Where to find tar spot in your fields

6:25 The spread of tar spot

9:35 How does tar spot survive through winter

10:45 Take home points on tar spot

Pictured above is vulnerable areas in the Midwest for Tar Spot. “Threats of Tar Spot Complex disease of maize in the United States of America and its global consequences” (Mottaleb et al. 2018). — Pictured above are vulnerable areas in the Midwest for Tar Spot. “Threats of Tar Spot Complex disease of maize in the United States of America and its global consequences” (Mottaleb et al. 2018).