Team members Jonathan Schultheis (NC State University), Mary Hausbeck (Michigan State University), Angela Linares (University of Puerto Rico), Jim McCreight (USDA, ARS), Lina Quesada (NC State University), and Chris Smart (Cornell University) developed a centralized cucurbit disease website, developed and posted diagnostic resources and disease control information, provided diagnostic and disease management assistance, conducted field days, cucurbit variety trials, and disease demonstration plots.
CucCAP Disease Management Team
The Disease Management Team contributions to the CucCAP project include English and Spanish factsheets about cucurbit crop and disease management strategies including images of disease symptoms for crop producers, articles about cucurbit plant pathology, and articles about the team’s research efforts and accomplishments.
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.
First cucumber downy mildew outbreak of 2020 confirmed in Berrien County | MSU Extension Vegetables
Downy mildew on cucumber has been verified in Berrien County, which is located in southwest Michigan.
Cucumber downy mildew update on spore detection | MSU Extension Vegetables
Our molecular analysis of the spore trap samples from Berrien County has recently confirmed cucumber downy mildew spores in the air for June 8, 10 and 13, 2020. For the Muskegon spore trap, there was a positive for cucumber downy mildew spores for June 8.
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in Johnston County | NC State Extension
Cucumber downy mildew, caused by the oomycete pathogen Pseudoperonospora cubensis, has been found in a commercial cucumber field in Johnston County.
June 3 Michigan Vegetable updates | MSU Extension Vegetables
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Diagnostic Guide for Cucurbit Downy Mildew | APS
Diagnostic Guide for Cucurbit Downy Mildew by Andres Salcedo, Mary Hausbeck, Stacey Pigg, and Lina M. Quesada-Ocampo Published Online:14 May 2020 DOI: 10.1094/PHP-12-19-0095-DG
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Forecasting Resumes for the 2020 growing season
A valuable resource available to cucurbit growers on the CucCAP website is the Cucurbit Downy Mildew ipmPIPE Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education.
