Cucumber Downy Mildew Reported in North Carolina
Written by Lina Quesada-Ocampo and Kimberly D’Arcangelo Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) was confirmed on a cucumber sample from a production …
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Section 18 Label Renewed in North Carolina for Use of Mertect Postharvest to Control Black Rot of Sweetpotato for Domestic Markets
The specific exemption section 18 label obtained in 2016 for using Mertect (thiabendazole) for control of black rot (caused …
Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in North Carolina and South Carolina
Written by Lina Quesada-Ocampo and Kimberly D’Arcangelo Cucurbit downy mildew was reported today (June 6, 2017) in commercial cucumber fields …
Emergent Nematode in Sweetpotato and Other Vegetable Crops
This month Dr. Weimin Ye, nematode assay section chief at the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) …
Watermelon Downy Mildew Reported in North Carolina
Downy mildew, caused by the oomycete Pseudoperonospora cubensis, has been reported in watermelon in North Carolina. It was observed …
Cucumber Downy Mildew Reported in North Carolina
Downy mildew, a devastating disease on cucumbers caused by the oomycete Pseudoperonospora cubensis, has been reported in North Carolina. …
Scout Potatoes for Late Blight Due to Recent Reports
Late blight, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, was reported this week from a tomato sample from Maryland. Further …
Powdery Mildew on Watermelon Found in South Carolina
Dr. Anthony Keinath, Vegetable Pathologist at Clemson University Coastal Research & Education Center, has informed us that powdery mildew …
Pseudomonas Leaf Spot Reported on Watermelon Transplants
In the past week we have seen a few cases of watermelon transplants with leaf spot symptoms (Fig. 1). …
Keep an Eye Out for Gummy Stem Blight in Watermelons
It is that time of the year when we get a few reports of gummy stem blight on watermelon …