Cucumber Anthracnose Reported in North Carolina | NC State

Leaves infected with cucurbit anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum orbiculare, were submitted to the NCSU Vegetable Pathology Lab and confirmed as positive.

Anthracnose can be confused with other foliar cucurbit diseases, such as cucurbit downy mildew, but chemical control is drastically different for different cucurbit diseases.

Read more for information on identification and control of cucurbit anthracnose.