Hemp Pest Survey 2021

Abstract

Paragraph Year two of the hemp insect pest and disease survey was conducted at two farms in 2021. Eleven different potential insect pests and six different diseases were observed at the two farms. This was down from 2021 when twenty potential insect pests and eight diseases were observed. None of the insect pests observed in 2021 reached levels high enough to cause economic impact. Two of the diseases, Septoria and Cristulariella, were of much greater concern with Cristulariella causes a nearly 50% loss in yield for one of the growers. In total, only two new insect pests and one new disease were added to the potential pest list in 2021.