Growers are urged to scout cucumbers and melons and check the website for updates.
Hausbeck Lab @ MSU
Mary Hausbeck is an Extension Vegetable Plant Pathologist at Michigan State University. Members of her lab include Charles Krasnow and Sheila Linderman.
Integrated Crop and Disease Management Team | 2023 Progress Report
The CucCAP Integrated Disease Management team reported on project progress and ongoing research in April 2023.
Squash Team | 2023 Progress Report
Great Lakes Expo 2022 session handouts
Cucurbit downy mildew infects cucumber, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, zucchini, gourd, summer and winter squash and pumpkin. Powdery mildew is best managed with an integrated program including both management tools (resistant varieties and fungicides) that is based on efficacy results from research.
Integrated Crop and Disease Management | Research Publications
CucCAP Squash Team | Research Publications
The CucCAP squash team published 6 journal articles in 2022 & 2023, 7 journal articles in 2021, and 5 journal articles in 2020.
PDMR 17 – Plant Disease Management Reports for Cucurbits
PDMR, Volume 17, 2023
Results of 2021 & 2022 field trials were published in 2023.
Plant Disease Management reports for cucumber, melon, pumpkin, squash, and watermelon.
2023 Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention
Mary Hausbeck: Phytophthora Control: Lessons Learned in Michigan Phytophthora blight is a destructive pathogen that Michigan growers have battled for many years. Learn what works to limit disease and how to move forward after an outbreak.