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 …