Beech Leaf Disease (BLD)
WHY ARE BEECH TREES IMPORTANT?
Beech trees have a wide-spreading canopy that provides great shade in the summer and beautiful bronze coloring in the fall. Beech trees are often used in parks, golf courses, acreages, and the forestry industry. Beech trees also produce a nut called beechnuts which are a good source of food for wildlife that is rich in fats and proteins. Not only do beech trees provide a source of nutrients for animals, the leaves can be used as a salad vegetable and the nuts are also safe for human consumption in small quantities.
WHAT IS BEECH LEAF DISEASE:
- Since Beech Leaf Disease (BLD) was first detected in Ohio in 2012, it has now been found in 12 states and one Canadian province, Ontario. It is infecting beech in all New England states except Vermont. BLD was first found in Connecticut in 2019, and in 2020 it was found in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
- Beech leaf disease is caused by a foliar nematode, Litylenchus crenatae ssp. mccannii.
- While there is no information on where the nematodes come from or how it spreads so quickly, there is belief that birds are likely involved in spreading and transporting the nematodes.
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AVAILABLE PRODUCT: LUNA EXPERIENCE
Luna Experience controls the most prevalent and challenging diseases in a wide range of crops and provides improvements in plant health and produce quality and a reduction in crop losses at harvest and later in storage. Application of Luna Experience should be made between late May and mid-July, before the nematodes start migrating into the leaf buds in August. The University of Rhode Island recommends the product, Luna Experience.
Active Ingredients:
Tebuconazole 17.6%
Fluopyram 17.6%
Usage Rate Recommendations:
6 - 17 Fl. Oz. Per acre
- Luna Experience fungicide provides excellent control of the most problematic fungal diseases to help growers achieve optimal yields and crop quality
- Demonstrated improvements in long-term tree health, fruit quality and storability
- Uniform uptake after application enables Lunda Experience to enter and protect buds, blooms and new tissue
- Luna Experience fungicide contributes to resistance management by containing two modes of action as well as offering an excellent rotational fit with other available fungicides
AVAILABLE PRODUCT: LUNA SENSATION
Luna Sensation provides broad spectrum control of fungicides across a vast selection of crops and crop diseases. Luna works both preventative and systematically to control diseases throughout the season.
Active Ingredients:
Fluopyram 21.4%
Trifloxystrobin 21.4%
Usage Rate Recommendations:
4 - 7.6 Fl. Oz. Per acre
AVAILABLE PRODUCT: VELUM
Velum is a broad-spectrum fungicide and nematicide for use as a soil treatment for suppression of certain crop diseases and suppression of plant pathogenic nematodes.
Active Ingredients:
Fluopyram 41.5%
Trifloxystrobin 21.4%
Usage Rate Recommendations:
4 - 6.84 Fl. Oz. Per acre
Products With Beech Leaf Disease (BLD)
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Luna Experience
BayerActive Ingredient:Tebuconazole: 17.6% Fluopyram: 17.6%Original price $368.95 - Original price $368.95Original price$368.95$368.95 - $368.95Current price $368.95in stockOriginal price $368.95 - Original price $368.95Original price$368.95$368.95 - $368.95Current price $368.95 -
Luna Sensation
BayerActive Ingredient:Fluopyram: 21.4% Trifloxystrobin: 21.4%Original price $469.00 - Original price $469.00Original price$469.00$469.00 - $469.00Current price $469.00in stockOriginal price $469.00 - Original price $469.00Original price$469.00$469.00 - $469.00Current price $469.00 -
Velum
BayerActive Ingredient:Fluopyram: 41.5%Original price $2,510.00 - Original price $2,510.00Original price$2,510.00$2,510.00 - $2,510.00Current price $2,510.00in stockOriginal price $2,510.00 - Original price $2,510.00Original price$2,510.00$2,510.00 - $2,510.00Current price $2,510.00
