View the Squash Team update in pages 37 – 40 of the pdf version of this report.
Melon Team members:
Jim McCreight (USDA, ARS)
Shaker Kousik (USDA, ARS)
Pat Wechter (USDA, ARS)
Bill Wintermantel (USDA, ARS)
Wintermantel Lab @ USDA-ARS in Salinas
As a Research Plant Pathologist at USDA-ARS in the Salinas, California Area, his research focuses predominantly on insect-transmitted and soil-borne viruses; member of the CucCAP Melon Team.
Specialty Crop Grower | Emerging Viruses of Cucurbits
CucCAP scientist Bill Wintermantel discusses the status of new virus diseases in the article, Tracking viral diseases in cucurbit crops on page 20 of the April edition of Specialty Crop Grower.
Melon Team | 2023 Progress Report
CucCAP scientists use multiplex system to monitor virus threats to melon crops in California and Arizona
The Wintermantel team developed a multiplex single-step RT-PCR method to simultaneously test and differentiate among the among different viruses. Sampling of melon production regions in California and Arizona found that different combinations of viruses were dominant in fall vs. spring seasons, providing important information for disease management in areas impacted by cucurbit yellowing viruses.
Emerging Viruses in Cucurbits Working Group
The Emerging Viruses in Cucurbits Working Group (EVCWG) is charged with improving communication and virus knowledge across the cucurbit industry as well as developing strategies to successfully identify and mitigate virus threats to cucurbit production in the United States.
APS 2023 Southern Division Meeting
Presentations from the CucCAP team include: Monitoring for mutations related to oxathiapiprolin fungicide resistance in Pseudoperonospora cubensis populations; Addressing emerging viruses in cucurbits through a working group and stakeholder education; and Competitiveness of whitefly-transmitted yellowing viruses can influence virus dominance in cucurbits.
2023 Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference
The 2023 Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference features education sessions, a trade show, meetings, and more.
2022 Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Societies
The Entomological Society of America (ESA), Entomological Society of Canada (ESC), and the Entomological Society of British Columbia (ESBC) are hosting the 2022 Joint Annual Meeting.
