Phytophthora blight has been the most destructive disease of cucurbit crops on Long Island.
Cornell Vegetable Program
Christine Smart, vegetable disease specialist to lead Cornell plant science – VGN
As a professor, she specializes in developing of management strategies for vegetable diseases. Christine is a member of the CucCAP Squash and Extension Teams. Source: Vegetable diseases specialist to lead Cornell plant science – Vegetable Growers News
Better Know a Pest: Downy Mildew
2017 Cucurbit Downy Mildew Management Guidelines
Producing a high-quality cucurbit crop necessitates effectively managing downy mildew. This foliar disease is common in the northeast because the pathogen produces a large quantity of asexual spores that are easily dispersed long distances by wind, which enables it to spread widely. Source: Cornell Vegetable Program