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
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!
Joseph Tomecek (Tomecek Agronomic Services/M.Sc. candidate, Dept. of Plant Agriculture, Univ. of Guelph); Elaine Roddy (OMAFRA), Amanda Tracey (OMAFRA), Dr.… Continue Reading Tomato and Cucurbit Disease Spore Trap Network Update: August 6, 2021
Joseph Tomecek (Tomecek Agronomic Services/M.Sc. candidate, Dept. of Plant Agriculture, Univ. of Guelph); Elaine Roddy (OMAFRA), Amanda Tracey (OMAFRA), Dr.… Continue Reading Tomato and Cucurbit Disease Spore Trap Network Update: July 14, 2021
Joseph Tomecek (Tomecek Agronomic Services/M.Sc. candidate, Dept. of Plant Agriculture, Univ. of Guelph); Elaine Roddy (OMAFRA), Amanda Tracey (OMAFRA), Dr.… Continue Reading Tomato and Cucurbit Disease Spore Trap Network Update: July 5, 2021
Cucumber scouts near Chatham, ON identified downy mildew symptoms in a cucumber field, and it was confirmed by Dr. Cheryl… Continue Reading Downy mildew identified in Kent County cucumbers, 17-June-2021
By Katie Goldenhar, Horticulture Crop Pathologist, OMAFRA Cucurbit downy mildew has not been identified in Ontario or the Great Lakes… 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