How to Use late blight in a Sentence
late blight
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Potatoes are highly susceptible to pests like the Colorado potato beetle and diseases like late blight that caused the Irish potato famine.
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Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
23 May 2026
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Herbicide drift and various diseases, including early blight and late blight, can also lead to yellowing foliage.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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For example, if your tomatoes were heavily affected by late blight, gray mold, or similar infections, the spores can remain viable in mulch for over three years, and should be discarded.
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Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
23 Apr. 2026
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Common fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases that infect tomato plants include late blight, leaf mold, bacterial spot, and anthracnose.
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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Common fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases that infect tomato plants include late blight, leaf mold, bacterial spot, and anthracnose.
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
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Monitor for Pests and Disease Healthy plants are better at surviving heat stress than plants that are already weakened, so keep an eye on your tomato plants throughout the growing season for common pests, like tomato hornworm, and diseases, such as early or late blight, white mold, and canker.
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Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
30 May 2026
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