Cucumber Beetles Just Don’t Quit! September 17, 2020 - From Issue: 682 By: Laura Ingwell Read More This time of year you are likely getting bogged down in the fight against pests. The accumulation of plant pathogens, insects, and climatic conditions favoring their growth can make the[Read More…] Article Categories: Pumpkins Squash Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits September 17, 2020 - From Issue: 682 By: Dan Egel Read More Phytophthora blight was a serious disease this past season. As a result, I have had many questions about managing this disease. The following article is an update of a previous[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Pumpkins Squash Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Plectosporium blight of Pumpkin August 27, 2020 - From Issue: 681 By: Dan Egel Read More This disease appears to be more important each year. It is not clear to me why. This article reviews Plectosporium of pumpkin, sometimes called white speck. I would rank Plectosporium[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Squash
Cucurbit Downy Mildew August 10, 2020 - From Issue: 680 By: Dan Egel Read More Downy mildew has been observed in LaPorte County in northern Indiana on cucumber. In addition, downy mildew on cucumber has been reported in southern Kentucky and on watermelon in the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Pumpkins Squash Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Specialty Crops Soil Health Podcast Episodes – Beneficial Insects, Cover Crops in Sweet Corn July 15, 2020 - From Issue: 678 By: Liz Maynard Read More New episodes ‘Pollinators and Other Beneficial Insects for Specialty Crops’ and ‘Cover Crops in Sweet Corn Production’ are published. Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Pumpkins Squash Watermelon Sweet Corn Article Tags: Announcement Soil health
Specialty Crops Soil Health Podcast May 13, 2020 - From Issue: 674 No-till pumpkin podcast starts the specialty crops series in the HAT-Soil Health podcasts from CCSI, Purdue and Hoosier Ag Today. Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Cover crop No-till Podcast Soil health Do You Need to Squash those Bugs on Your Pumpkins? September 12, 2019 - From Issue: 666 By: Elizabeth Long Read More You may be seeing a few “stink bug-like” insects crawling around on your cucurbit crops this time of year. However, these slightly more slender insects are not stink bugs, they[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Wilting Cucurbits! What could it be? August 29, 2019 - From Issue: 665 By: Liz Maynard, Dan Egel and Laura Ingwell Read More Winter squash – butternut, acorn, and kabocha – in our downy mildew sentinel plot at Pinney Purdue were showing some wilted and stunted plants by late July (Figure 1). They[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Pumpkins Squash Article Tags: Pests and Pest Management – General Bacterial Spot of Pumpkin August 1, 2019 - From Issue: 663 By: Dan Egel Read More I have observed this disease in scattered commercial pumpkin and squash fields across Indiana. Symptoms: Bacterial spot causes ⅛-¼ inch angular leaf lesions that are white to light brown in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Considerations with Delayed Pumpkin Planting July 5, 2019 - From Issue: 661 By: Liz Maynard Read More The wet spring has likely delayed some planting of pumpkins. What does delayed planting mean for yield? Data and observations from Purdue Ag Centers offer some perspective to supplement other[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Crop Culture 123 (current) 456Page 3 of 6
Do You Need to Squash those Bugs on Your Pumpkins? September 12, 2019 - From Issue: 666 By: Elizabeth Long Read More You may be seeing a few “stink bug-like” insects crawling around on your cucurbit crops this time of year. However, these slightly more slender insects are not stink bugs, they[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins
Wilting Cucurbits! What could it be? August 29, 2019 - From Issue: 665 By: Liz Maynard, Dan Egel and Laura Ingwell Read More Winter squash – butternut, acorn, and kabocha – in our downy mildew sentinel plot at Pinney Purdue were showing some wilted and stunted plants by late July (Figure 1). They[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Pumpkins Squash Article Tags: Pests and Pest Management – General
Bacterial Spot of Pumpkin August 1, 2019 - From Issue: 663 By: Dan Egel Read More I have observed this disease in scattered commercial pumpkin and squash fields across Indiana. Symptoms: Bacterial spot causes ⅛-¼ inch angular leaf lesions that are white to light brown in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins
Considerations with Delayed Pumpkin Planting July 5, 2019 - From Issue: 661 By: Liz Maynard Read More The wet spring has likely delayed some planting of pumpkins. What does delayed planting mean for yield? Data and observations from Purdue Ag Centers offer some perspective to supplement other[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Crop Culture
