- Cucurbit downy mildew has been found as far north as central Florida on cucumber, watermelon, summer and winter squash.
- Pythium has been reported in a number of newly transplanted crops.
- With the cooler nights the past few days, cold injury may begin to appear in newly transplanted crops. In pepper, symptoms of cold injury will appear in new growth and look similarly to a mosaic virus infection.
- Best management practices for Dickeya dianthicola in potato have been updated and can be found on the University of Maine’s Extension website located here.
- An article on by Dr. Amy Charkowski (Colorado State University) on managing Dickeya dianthicola in potato on the University of Wisconsin’s Vegetable Crop Update (May 3, 2017) can be found here.
- There will be a Dickaya and Pectobacterium Summit in Bangor, Maine this November. Information can be found here.
