Cucurbit Downy Mildew epidemic updates July 2021 | ipmPIPE

The Cucurbit downy mildew forecast is hosted by the NC State University departments of Plant Pathology & Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences. The website provides a map of recent outbreaks and lists outbreaks.View the ipmPIPE interactive map.

Recent Updates

  • July 19: New reports from DE, NY, GA, and VA. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in Sussex County, DE; Orange County, NY; Rabun County, GA; and Pittsylvania County, VA. CDM has been confirmed on watermelon in Irwin County, GA.
  • July 16: First report from MI; New reports from NY, ON, PA, AL, and NC; update from AL. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in Tuscola County, MI; CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in Saratoga County, NY; Haldimand-Norfolk County, ON; Chester County, PA; Tuscola County, AL; and Onslow and Randolph Counties, NC. In Escambia County, AL both varieties of squash, cantaloupe, and cucumber are infected. CDM has been confirmed on butternut squash in Elmore County, AL. Lastly, CDM has been observed on butternut squash, cantaloupe, and watermelon in Baldwin County, AL.
  • July 14: First reports from VA and Long Island; New reports from AL and PA. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in Chesterfield County, ON;, Suffolk County, NY; and Bucks County, PA; and on jack-o-lantern pumpkin in Barbour County, AL.
  • July 12: First reports from OH. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in Wayne and Seneca Counties, OH.
  • 9 July: New reports from NC and AL. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in Wake County, NC and Lee, Chilton, and Elmore Counties, AL.
  • July 7: New reports from NJ and NC; updates from LA and NC. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in Hunterdon County, NJ and Johnston County, NC; CDM is now on cantaloupe in Lenoir County, NC; and the previous report of CDM from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA has been corrected to Tangipahoa Parish, LA.
  • July 2: First report from DE. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in New Castle County, DE.
  • June 30: First reports from PA and LA; New report from SC; update from SC. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in Lancaster County, PA and East Baton Rouge Parish, LA; on watermelon in Allendale County, SC; and is now on watermelon in Barnwell County, SC.
  • June 28: New reports from MS. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in George and Perry Counties, MS; and on squash and cantaloupe in New Hanover County, NC.
  • June 25: First reports from Canada and AL; New reports from NC. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in Chatham-Kent County, ON and Edgecombe and Franklin Counties, NC; and on squash in Baldwin County, AL.
  • June 23: First report from MD; New reports from NC; update from NJ. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in Caroline County, MD; on cucumber in Sampson, New Hanover, and Chowan Counties, NC; and on cantaloupe in Salem County, NJ.
  • June 21: New reports from SC. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in Richland and Lexington Counties, SC.
  • June 18: First report from NJ. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in Salem County, NJ.

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