Cucurbit Downy Mildew ipmPIPE epidemic updates

The Cucurbit downy mildew forecast is provided by the North Carolina State University departments of Plant Pathology & Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences. The website provides a map of recent outbreaks and lists outbreaks. Outbreaks for May & June 2019 are listed.

  •  17 June: New report from GA. CDM has been confirmed in Ben Hill County, SC. Please view the Epidemic History for details.
  •  15 June: First Report from NC; New report from SC. CDM has been confirmed in Wilson County, NC; and Charleston County, SC. Please view the Epidemic History for details.
  •  13 June: New report from SC. CDM has been confirmed in Dorchester County, SC. Please view the Epidemic History for details.
  •  10 June: New reports from FL and SC. CDM has been confirmed in Gadsden, Levy, and Alachua Counties, FL; and Marion County, SC. Please view the Epidemic History for details.
  •  6 June: First report from SC. CDM has been confirmed in Bamburg County, SC. Please view the Epidemic History for details.
  •  25 May: First reports from GA; New report from FL. CDM has been confirmed in Lowndes, Colquitt, and Decatur Counties, GA; and Marion County, FL. Please view the Epidemic History for details.

Cucurbit downy mildew forecasts are issued three times per week. Monday and Wednesday forecasts will cover transport events for the next two days. Those on Friday’s will cover the next three days. The Current Forecast can be viewed at the following link.

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