Vegetable Crops Hotline A newsletter for commercial vegetable growers prepared by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service

Phytophthora blight of Squash

Phytophthora blight of squash

Figure 1. Phytophthora blight of squash. Note wilting on plant due to lesions on stems.

Phytophthora blight of squash.

Figure 2. Phytophthora blight of squash. Note lesion on stem.

Phytophthora blight of squash.

Figure 3. Phytophthora blight of squash. Necrotic lesions in the crown of plants has lead to overall wilting of the plant.

Phytophthora blight of squash.

Figure 4. Phytophthora blight of squash. Note white sporulation on lesion on fruit.

Phytophthora blight of squash.

Figure 5. Phytophthora blight of squash. Note white sporulation on lesion on fruit.