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Downy Mildew of Cucurbit Update

September 4, 2015 - From Issue: 605

Downy mildew has been confirmed on jack-o-lantern pumpkins in Daviess and Jasper Counties and on acorn squash in LaPorte County. These are the first confirmed reports of this disease on Cucurbita pepo in [Read More…]

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Cucurbits
- Cantaloupe
- Cucumbers
- Melons, Other
- Pumpkins
- Squash
- Watermelon

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Plant Disease Management

Roguing as a Tool to Manage Phytophthora Blight of Pumpkin

September 4, 2015 - From Issue: 605

When used as a verb, to rogue means to get rid of items that don’t conform to a certain standard. In plant pathology, the word rogue is used to describe [Read More…]

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Cucurbits
- Pumpkins
- Squash

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Plant Disease Management

Downy Mildew Update

August 20, 2015 - From Issue: 604

On July 22, I announced that downy mildew had been observed on watermelon in Knox County in southwestern Indiana. This article in the Vegetable Crop Hotline issue 603, https://ag.purdue.edu/hla/Extension/VegCropsHotline/Pages/Latest-Articles.aspx?article=118, describes the outbreak and [Read More…]

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Cucurbits
- Cantaloupe
- Cucumbers
- Melons, Other
- Pumpkins
- Squash
- Watermelon

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Plant Disease Management

Organic Control of Striped Cucumber Beetles

April 27, 2015 - From Issue: 596

By: Rick Foster

For most insect pests, we have some viable options to manage them organically. For years we have been looking for an organic solution for striped cucumber beetle and bacterial wilt [Read More…]

Article Categories:

Cucurbits
- Cantaloupe
- Cucumbers
- Melons, Other
- Pumpkins
- Squash
- Watermelon

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