The most recent detection of soybean rust in Florida was found on overwintered foliage of kudzu in Dade City, Pasco Co.
According to Tim Schubert of the Division of Plant Industry, Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Science, the latest find is the most southern spotting of the disease in Florida.
The below map shows that the finding in Pasco County is just below the freezing line.
Maps courtesy of Florida Division of Plant Industry
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