Whiteflies cause feeding injury issues in vegetables and transmit two new viruses: cucurbit leaf crumple virus and cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus.
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Clemson Extension Agents Provide Crop Updates | VSC News
“Fall crops are continuing to progress well, though we are continuing to see a fair amount of disease like anthracnose, downy mildew, and bacterial spot due to the recent wet conditions.”
Phytophthora roundtable discussion | GLVPN
How can growers living with this devastating disease of cucurbits, peppers and tomatoes produce a harvestable crop? Dr. Smart works on the “Phytophthora farm” at Cornell University, land which is dedicated to researching solutions growers can use to deal with this disease.
Sunscald of Pumpkin and Winter Squash | Cornell Extension
“Sunscald injury starts on the top of fruit, often the part facing the sun during the morning. Initially the rind may appear water-soaked and will slough off when rubbed.”
New photo gallery: Downy mildew of cucumber and other cucurbit plants | Cornell Extension
“This disease can occur anywhere throughout the eastern US, even in a garden with just one cucumber plant and no past occurrences. This is because the pathogen spreads via wind-dispersed spores that can be moved long distances and be deposited by chance anywhere.”
August 19, 2020 Vegetable Production Updates | MSU Extension
Squash, cucumbers, and pumpkins experienced disease pressure from plant viruses, powdery mildew, fusarium, and phytophthora in Michigan during the week of August 13 to 19, 2020.
Cucurbit downy mildew epidemic July 20, 2020 to August 18, 2020 updates | ipmPIPE
In July and August, CDM was reported in NC, KY, VA, WV, NY, PA, OH, TN, NJ, CT, IN, KS, ON, IN, KS, ON, QC, MD, MA and AL.
Fall Vegetable Crops Susceptible to Whiteflies | VSCNews
Rainfall is needed to, not only help the crops grow, but knock back some of the whitefly populations.
