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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Cucurbit downy mildew found on cucumber in New Jersey

Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on cucumber in New Jersey near Vineland. This is the first report of cucurbit downy mildew in New Jersey and the mid-Atlantic region this year. All cucurbit growers should add a downy mildew specific fungicide to their weekly maintenance programs.
-Andy Wyenandt
If you sign up to receive email alerts from the Cucurbit Downy Mildew Forecasting Website, this is what you see in your email today.

Cumberland County, NJ
Cucumber
Presence=yes
10% field infected, 10% leaf infected
Distance is within 200 miles of RAREC
View the map online: http://cdm.ipmpipe.org/scripts/map.php


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