Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
Scouting, diagnostics and identification of insects, diseases and disorders for cucumbers, pumpkin, squash and melon crops. May 15, 2018 9:30… Continue Reading Cucurbit Crop Integrated Pest Management Workshop
By Elaine Roddy, Vegetable Crops Specialist, OMAFRA Do you ever just get completely overwhelmed by choices? I do. Especially when… Continue Reading Cucurbit Disease Update – July 7th, 2015
Cucurbit Downy Mildew has been identified in a cucumber field in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Levels were very low (< 1% of… Continue Reading Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update – August 11, 2014
While downy mildew has still not been confirmed in Ontario, recent report from Michigan indicate that levels are starting to… Continue Reading Cucurbit Disease Update – August 7th, 2014
Phytophthora symptoms include stunting, crown rot and fruit rot depending on the cucurbit species and the time of infection. The… Continue Reading Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits
There are low levels of powdery mildew showing up in the pumpkin and squash plots on campus this week. Powdery… Continue Reading Powdery Mildew in Pumpkins and Squash
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Ministry of Rural Affairs and the University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus are… Continue Reading Disease Management Workshop – Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits and Peppers
J. Chaput, OMAFRA, Minor Use Coordinator, Guelph The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of URMULE registrations… Continue Reading Matador®/Warrior® Insecticide labels expanded via Minor Use Program to control tarnished plant bug on celery and cucumber beetles on cucurbit crops
Downy mildew is now confirmed in 4 fields in the Kent, Elgin and Norfolk cucumber growing areas. Overall, most fields… Continue Reading Downy Mildew Update – July 25th, 2012