Answer to Question from Last Issue (4-23-2020) May 6, 2020 - From Issue: 673 By: Dan Egel Read More 1. What caused the water-soaked stem of this watermelon transplant? A-damping-off B-gummy stem blight C-Lightening strike Correct Answer: B 2. Is this problem likely to spread to other transplants? Yes[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Seedling Damage by Maggot Pests May 6, 2020 - From Issues: 673 / 735 By: Ashley Leach, Elizabeth Long and Laura Ingwell Read More Each and every spring we get reports of poor seed emergence, seedling and transplant damage in early planted crops of all sorts. Most recently in untreated sweet corn, home gardens[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Cucumbers Onions Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Insecticides Kill Insects May 22, 2019 - From Issue: 658 By: Laura Ingwell and Dan Egel Read More I know this may not come as a surprise to most of you, but it is rare that we get to observe the effectiveness of insecticides in such a dramatic[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Salmonella Outbreak does not Involve Indiana-Grown Melons April 15, 2019 - From Issue: 656 By: Scott Monroe On Friday, April 12, the FDA and CDC announced an outbreak of Salmonella Carrau in pre-cut melon products distributed by Indianapolis-based Caito Foods. While an Indiana company has been implicated[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Article Tags: Food Safety
Susceptibility of Melon Varieties to Bacterial Wilt April 5, 2019 - From Issue: 655 By: Dan Egel, Wenjing Guan and Laura Ingwell Read More Bacterial wilt is a serious pest of cucumbers and melons. This disease is caused by the bacterium, Erwinia tracheiphila. However, it is spread by the striped or spotted cucumber beetle.[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Not All the Watermelon and Cantaloupe Leaf Symptoms are caused by Pests July 18, 2018 - From Issue: 647 By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel Read More Watermelon harvest is in full swing in southern Indiana. At this time, we frequently see many types of leaf symptoms. Some of them are caused by foliar diseases, such as[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture
MELCAST 2018 May 24, 2018 - From Issue: 643 By: Dan Egel Read More MELCAST is a weather-based disease-forecasting program that helps growers schedule foliar fungicides. MELCAST stands for MELon disease forCASTer. This program, designed by Dr. Rick Latin, Professor of Plant Pathology at[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Chateau Herbicide for Use in Melon Production May 10, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel Read More This article provides more detailed information about this herbicide. How does Chateau® herbicide work Chateau® is a group 14 mode-of-action herbicide. Compounds in this group are most active on broadleaf[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Weed Management
Chateau Herbicide SW 24(c) label May 1, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Dan Egel Chateau SW® herbicide now has a 24(c) special local needs label for cucurbits. This product is produced by Valent, but the label is held by the Indiana Vegetable Growers Association[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Weed Management
Optimal Storage Conditions for Vegetables July 20, 2017 - From Issue: 632 By: Wenjing Guan After harvest, storing vegetables in optimal conditions is important to ensure the whole season’s hard work has paid off. This article discusses the optimum storage conditions for tomato, pepper, cucumber,[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Cucumbers Watermelon Peppers Tomato Sweet Corn Article Tags: Harvesting and Postharvest
