Resistance to angular leaf spot gummy stem blight may be due to these diseases being present in the environment in which TAM Uvalde' was bred. "Hannah's Choice F has shown some field tolerance to spider mites when compared to other eastern shipper types. It is unknown where this resistance derives from. One possibility is that it comes from PI414723-4, which has resistance to melon aphid(Aphid gossypii) (McCreigh et al., 1984) and is the source of potyvirus resistance in"Hannah's Choice F