Fight Against Blight 2008


Fight against Blight (FAB) and Blightwatch alerting services will be running again in 2008.

  • If you used the service last year, you can review your alert settings HERE.

  • New users may register HERE.

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The BPC (now the Potato Council) has offered a blight incident reporting service to the British potato industry since 2003.  This information is collected on a voluntary basis by 300 blight scouts drawn from members of the industry who are routinely walking potato fields during the season.
You can see all the blight incident data by clicking one of the maps 

Information on when and where blight is being seen on the ground complements the weather derived data on infection risk as indicated by Smith Periods.

Read a comprehensive range of best practice advice on blight control.

Read about the Blightwatch infection risk reporting service:

More in-depth blight information and research can be found here including Blight Forum notes, Decision support systems, research reviews, fungicide efficacy report, mating types, application technology ...
... see also Euroblight, the Potato Late Blight Network for Europe.