The Cornell vegetable program published information on “How to Take a Photo for Crop Diagnostics” and the “2020 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production” are now available.
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Cucumber downy mildew moves across Michigan | MSU Extension
Downy mildew on cucumber plants has been verified on two farms in Monroe County, which is located in southeast Michigan. This is the first confirmation of this devastating disease on the east side of the state for 2020.
New photo gallery: Pythium fruit rot in Cucurbits | Cornell Vegetable Pathology
Fruit rot caused by Pythium species can be confused for that caused by Phytophthora capsici, another oomycete pathogen, because they both produce white growth on affected fruit.
New photo gallery: White mold on cucurbits | Cornell Vegetable Pathology
The pathogen has a very large host range and infects a large diversity of plants including many other crops and also ornamental plants and broadleaf weeds.
Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in the Great Lakes Region
Cucumber downy mildew has NOT been identified in Ontario, but the risk is high. Growers are advised to use a downy mildew specific fungicide program, if this hasn’t been started.
Cucurbit Downy Mildew epidemic updates May 13 to June 19, 2020 | ipmPIPE
June 17 Michigan Vegetable Updates | MSU Extension Vegetables
Vegetable updates from Michigan Cooperative Extension agents were published for zucchini, cucumbers, melon, squash, and pumpkin. Reports about pests include downy mildew spores in spore traps, Enviroweather models suggest squash vine borer adults will start to emerge and lay eggs, and striped cucumber beetles continue to be active in vine crops.
S.C. Extension Updates | VSCNews
Clemson Extension Agents provided updates on vegetable crops including harvesting of melons in the Coastal Region, the squash and cucumber harvest in the Midlands and Pee Dee Regions, and Cucurbit downy mildew in the Pee Dee Region.
