Subject: An unfolding soybean rust epidemic From: Paul Jepson <jepsonp@science.oregonstate.edu> Date: 04/14/2005 To: OSU-IPM-LIST: ; The expected spread of soybean rust is now taking place, and you can follow the epidemic by visiting the following web site. http://www.sbrusa.net/ The IPPC is developing tools that permit weather patterns and pest and disease outbreak risk information to be mapped nationally, and you might also like to visit our web site occasionally, to see how these are developing and expanding in scope. Over the coming year, you can expect to see additional weather data, pertaining to disease risk, and some forecasting capability. The link is: http://pnwpest.org/wea/ . NB. If you are generating maps via this web site, you may have to try a few times to make a connection when the server is busy. Paul ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paul C. Jepson Professor , Environmental and Molecular Toxicology & Director, Integrated Plant Protection Center Oregon State University, Cordley Hall, 2040 2701 SW Campus Way Corvallis OR 97331-2907, USA (541) 737-9082 Office, voice (541) 737-3080 Fax e-mail: jepsonp@science.oregonstate.edu mobile e-mail: paulcjepson@yahoo.com http://www.emt.orst.edu/faculty/jepson.htm http://ippc.orst.edu/ http://oregonipm.ippc.orst.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~