CucCAP Disease Management Team

Nov 4, 2019

Final cucurbit disease forecasts for the 2019 growing season

The MELCAST and ipmPIPE cucurbit disease forecasting tools have discontinued updates for the 2019 growing season.

Oct 9, 2019

The CucCAP Extension Team evaluates Pumpkin Varieties

The Schultheis Vegetable Production Lab in the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State University cooperates with extension researchers to evaluate pumpkin cultivars for yield and quality. Seed company representatives joined the Extension researchers in the field for the early September pumpkin harvest.

Sep 3, 2019

CucCAP Pathologists Provide Growers with Tools for Cucurbit Disease Management

CucCAP Vegetable Pathologists provide cucurbit producers with techniques for cucurbit disease management and connect growers with research seeking new solutions for cucurbit diseases.

Aug 28, 2019

Aug. 28, 2019 Michigan Vegetable Updates | MSU Extension Vegetables

The Michigan State University Vegetable Pathology Lab teams up with Michigan State Extension to publish vegetable updates throughout the growing season.

Aug 21, 2019

Cucumber downy mildew moves across Michigan | MSU Extension Vegetables

Downy mildew on cucumber has been verified in three counties on the west side of Michigan and one county on the east side of Michigan. Cantaloupe crops are also at risk.

Aug 7, 2019

August 7 Michigan Vegetable Updates | MSU Extension Vegetables

The Michigan State University Vegetable Pathology Lab teams up with Michigan State Extension to publish vegetable updates throughout the growing season.

Aug 6, 2019

On Call with Veggie Doc Lina Quesada-Ocampo | NC State

Lina Quesada is a member of the CucCAP Extension Team and an associate professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at NC State University.

Jul 31, 2019

July 31 Michigan Vegetable Updates | MSU Extension Vegetables

Cooperative Extension agents report that vine crop producers need to be aware that downy mildew has been confirmed in Michigan on cucumbers, cantaloupes and watermelons. Downy mildew is easiest to spot in the early morning when leaves are wet from dew. Zucchini and yellow neck squash harvest is underway. Squash bug is present and infesting a few unprotected plantings. Pickling cucumber harvest is beginning. In pumpkins and winter squash, note that in fields with a history of phytophthora, sprays can help protect young fruit before their skin hardens.

Jul 29, 2019

Cucumber downy mildew disease confirmed in research plot in southwest Michigan | MSU Extension Vegetables

Downy mildew on cucumber has developed in a small research plot at the Southwest Research and Extension Center in Benton Harbor, Michigan. This is the first confirmed report in Michigan in 2019.

Jul 25, 2019

July 24 Michigan Vegetable updates | MSU Extension Vegetables

Cucurbit downy mildew has not been reported in Michigan yet or in the Midwest, but spores were captured back in June.