University of Wisconsin–Madison

Year: 2021

Cucurbit downy mildew detected in Wisconsin – September 7, 2021

Cucurbit downy mildew was just confirmed on a pickling cucumber sample from our sentinel plot in Dane County, Wisconsin.  This is the first confirmation of this disease in Wisconsin for 2021.  This non-fungicide-treated plot includes multiple cucurbit types (winter squash, summer squash, pumpkin, cucumber, watermelon, cantaloupe, gourd) for the purpose of twice-a-week evaluations for downy …

Late Blight Update

Potato late blight has been confirmed in a commercial production field in Portage County, Wisconsin, just north of Bancroft.  The disease was present on lower canopy foliage in an isolated section of the field and the pathogen was sporulating.  The grower has been managing this field with appropriate fungicides, including the phenylamide fungicide mefenoxam (ie.  …

Update 15 – July 17, 2021

In This Issue: Potato Production Updates – Disease Forecasting Updates for Potato – Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates – Colorado Potato Beetle, Japanese Beetle, and Cabbage Looper Updates