Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
Cucurbit downy mildew has been identified in a cucumber field in Kent County. Disease presence is very low with less… Continue Reading Cucurbit Downy Mildew Identified in Kent County – July 4, 2023
Join us for a taco dinner and a mid-season agronomic update from Elaine Roddy, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist and Rachel… Continue Reading “Tacos at Twilight” Cucumber Grower’s Meeting
by Katie Goldenhar and Elaine Roddy To date, the 2023 cucurbit downy mildew situation is looking remarkably similar to what… Continue Reading Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update – June 14, 2023
By Katie Goldenhar Cucurbit downy mildew has not yet been identified in Ontario or the Great Lakes region in 2022… Continue Reading Cucurbit downy mildew – get out and scout!
July 6th, 2020 – Downy Mildew was identified today in a commercial cucumber field in Kent County, Ontario.
Risk remains high now that the disease has been confirmed in Ontario despite hot, dry weather. Continue Reading Cucumber Downy Mildew has now been Confirmed in Kent County, Ontario
Downy mildew has been confirmed in a pickling cucumber crop in Berrien county, in Southwest Michigan. Cucumber downy mildew has NOT been identified in Ontario, but the risk is high. Growers are advised to use a downy mildew specific fungicide program, if this hasn’t been started. Continue Reading Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in the Great Lakes Region 22 Jun 2020
The regular cucurbit downy mildew scouting program in Norfolk/Elgin and Kent has now wrapped up for the year. While downy… Continue Reading Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update – July 31th, 2019
Once again the Ontario Cucumber Research Committee is funding a downy mildew scouting program for pickling cucumbers. In Norfolk, the… Continue Reading Cucumber Downy Mildew Update – June 28th, 2019
Cucurbit downy mildew was confirmed in Western Michigan on July 25, 2018. See http://www.canr.msu.edu/news/downy-mildew-found-in-michigan-cucumbers-in-2018 for more details about the current infection.… Continue Reading Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update – July 26, 2018
While thrips are occasionally found in cucurbit crops, it is unusual to see significant amounts of damage. With the warm,… Continue Reading Thrips in Pumpkins and Squash