Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County; jgjones@udel.edu Downy mildew was found on processing cucumber in Hurlock, Maryland on Monday, July 6, 2020 and Milford, Delaware on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Widespread rain throughout the region on Friday, July 10,… Continue Reading
Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County; jgjones@udel.edu Cucurbit downy mildew epidemics are an annual occurrence in the Mid-Atlantic and Eastern US. The disease spreads northward from Florida up the Atlantic coast as weather patterns and, more importantly, host availability… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu A frequent question that I get from growers is “what is the best spray program for my pumpkin crop?”. It is a challenging question to answer, in part because each field/farm may… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu One of the main things a grower can do to ensure a good quality pumpkin is to be sure that they maintain their fungicide applications for as long as they continue… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulation to Kathleen Heldreth, Keith McGowan, and Chris Burkhart for correctly guessing the three problems on cucurbits. The first two images were spider mites. Early spider mite infestations on watermelon do not always reveal themselves… Continue Reading
