Michigan Cucurbit update | July 5, 2023 July 6, 2023August 21, 2023 cuccap Cucurbits & pickles report Hard squash and pumpkin planting will be wrapping up soon. Summer squash and cucumbers are being harvested. Some pollination issues were observed in zucchini and summer squash in southwest Michigan last week. Cucurbit downy mildew was detected on cucumbers in Ontario on July 4, 2023. MSU is looking for anthracnose leaf and fruit rot and Phytophthora samples for research. Striped cucumber beetle pressure has been extreme in some cucurbit plantings. Continue Reading Cucumber beetles on cucumbers. Photo by Chris Galbraith, MSU Extension.
