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Watermelon Fungicide Guide
2022 Vegetable Production Handbooks and Manuals
Extension specialists and researchers from land-grant universities in the U.S. develop information from from research and Extension projects and collaborate with each other to produce production manuals for their reigon.
Advances made against cucumber downy mildew
Mary Hausbeck talked about downy mildew during the pickling cucumber session at the 2021 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO.
Whitefly Pressure Varies Across Florida
Whitefly pressure has been increasing to high levels in Southern Florida which is normal at this time of year. Whiteflies are vectors for viruses. Management of whiteflies later in the season depends on early suppression of whitefly populations.
Custom Cucurbit Downy Mildew Alerts
To receive a customized text or email alert for your area when new outbreaks of Cucurbit Downy Mildew are confirmed, fill out the form on the CDM ipmPipe Cucurbit Downy Mildew forcasting website.
Cucurbit Anthracnose | Management strategies include resistant varieties
Alabama plant pathologists highlight management options for Anthracnose in cucurbits including using disease resistant varieties.
Cucumber beetles transmit bacterial disease
An Auburn University Extension Specialist explains that cucumber beetles are vectors for bacterial disease in cucurbits. Both the spotted cucumber beetle and the striped cucumber beetle feed together on young plants early in the growing season.
