Presence of Powdery Mildew a Concern for Southeast Vegetable Growers andHigh Whitefly Pressure Reported in Florida Vegetables.
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Whiteflies Already a Concern for Georgia Farmers | VSC News
“Whiteflies cause feeding injury issues in vegetables and transmit two viruses: cucurbit leaf crumple virus and cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus. Vegetables like squash, zucchini, cucumber, cantaloupe and snap beans are highly susceptible to these viruses. Commercial cultivars that have resistance or tolerance to these pathogens are not available.”
Cucurbit Downy Mildew ipmPIPE April 3 to May 13, 2020 epidemic updates
Cantaloupe diseases present differently than in watermelon | Vegetable Growers News
June was hot and wet with temperatures consistently near 90˚ F and many areas getting close to 10 inches of rain, but it followed a May that was hot and dry with temperatures up to 100˚ F. That meant less gummy stem blight.
Specialty-Type Melons Under the Microscope in Alabama | VSCNews
Spring 2020 Watermelon Spotlight | VSC News
The April 2020 edition of Vegetable and Specialty Crop News discusses Phytophthora fruit rot, Downy mildew, and Fusarium wilt.
New photo gallery: Gummy stem blight and black rot of cucurbit crops
Cornell University’s Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center added a new photo gallery of Gummy stem blight and black rot of cucurbits.
New photo gallery: Angular leaf spot on cucurbits
Cornell University’s Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center added a new photo gallery of Angular leaf spot on cucurbits. “Warm humid conditions with frequent rain are favorable for development of angular leaf spot. Typical of bacterial pathogens, this one is dispersed primarily by splashing water.”
