Squash are still hanging on, but with increased disease pressure from powdery mildew and the occasional out break of downy mildew. These plantings are on their last leg and are recommended to be terminated.
Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management
Factsheets, Plant Disease clinics, Forecasters, Field Trials, Pest Management, Production manuals, Vegetable Pathology labs, Commodity Organizations, Disease diagnosis, Disease outbreaks, Extension Team, and Grower news.
Disease Survey for Cucumber growers
You are invited to take part in a research study. Your participation in this study is voluntary. You have the right to be a part of this study, to choose not to participate, and to stop participating at any time without penalty. The purpose of this research study is to gain a better understanding of grower’s opinions on cucumber varieties.
Whitefly Scouting Guide
This field scouting guide concentrates on silverleaf whitefly or sweetpotato whitefly which transmits three important viruses in cucurbits: squash vein yellowing virus, cucurbit leaf crumple virus, and cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus.
Thrips on Cucurbits in Florida
Powdery mildew management | VGNews
Plant Pathologists at Land Grant Universities conduct fungicide efficacy trials on cucurbits to determine spray programs to recommend. Results of these trials are published in Plant Disease Management Reports.
Cucurbit Downy Mildew updates | ipmPIPE
South Florida pest and disease hotline | September 2023
Virus, whitefly, Gummy Stem Blight, Pythium, Choanephora, and other pest reports from University of Florida