{"id":128,"date":"2021-06-13T17:51:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T00:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.web.wsu.edu\/path-team\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2024-10-28T22:34:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T05:34:38","slug":"cucurbits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/photo-gallery-of-vegetable-problems\/cucurbits\/","title":{"rendered":"Cucurbits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-row--quarters\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"#General\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tGeneral Disease Mangement\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-inline\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"#Diseases10\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tDiseases\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-inline\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"#InsMite\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tInsect\/Mite Pests\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-inline\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"#AbioticProbCuc\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tAbiotic Problems\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-centered\" id=\"home\">Problems on Specific Cucurbit Crops <\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--quarters\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/photo-gallery-of-vegetable-problems\/cucurbits\/cucumber\/\">Cucumber<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/photo-gallery-of-vegetable-problems\/cucurbits\/squash\/\">Squash<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/photo-gallery-of-vegetable-problems\/cucurbits\/pumpkin\/\">Pumpkin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/photo-gallery-of-vegetable-problems\/cucurbits\/watermelon\/\">Watermelon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-centered\">Diseases<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Powdery\">Powdery mildew<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Viruses\">Viruses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#White\">White mold<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-centered\">Insect\/Mite Pests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Melonaphid\">Melon aphid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-centered\">Abiotic Problems<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Blossom\">Blossom end rot<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Edema\">Edema<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">(Click on photo to enlarge)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-centered\" id=\"General\">General Disease Management in Cucurbits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pdf.agriexpo.online\/pdf\/seminis\/cucurbit-disease-guide\/181226-28071.html\">Cucurbit Disease Field Guide (pdf)<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; A Disease Reference Guide for Cucumber, Melon, Squash and Watermelon. Published by Monsanto Company and Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agsci.oregonstate.edu\/oregon-vegetables\/winter-squash-storage-rots-and-their-management\">Winter Squash Storage Rots and Their Management<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; This article by Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Horticulture includes photos of the rot symptoms, descriptions of the diseases, and information on how to control storage rots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-centered\">General Insect\/Mite Management in Cucurbits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eorganic.org\/node\/5304\">Biology and Management of Aphids in Organic Cucurbit Production Systems<\/a>. This article by Mary Barbercheck, Penn State University, provides an overview of the biology and life cycles, damage from, and management of the most common aphid pests in organic cucurbit crops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-centered\">General Weed Management in Cucurbits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eorganic.org\/node\/4573\">Weed Management Strategies for Organic Cucurbit Crops in the Southern United States<\/a>. Mark Schonbeck, Virginia Association for Biological Farming describes how to manage some of the most troublesome weeds of cucurbit crops in the South.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-centered\" id=\"Diseases10\">Diseases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-color-vineyard\" id=\"Powdery\">Powdery mildew<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"collapse_bottom wsu-max-width--hero\"><strong>Common name<\/strong>:&nbsp;Powdery mildew<br><strong>Latin binomial<\/strong>:&nbsp;<i>Golovinomyces cichoracearum<\/i>&nbsp;(formerly&nbsp;<i>Erysiphe cichoracearum<\/i>) and&nbsp;<i>Podosphaera fuliginea<\/i>&nbsp;(formerly&nbsp;<i>Sphaerotheca fuliginea<\/i>)<br><b>Host crops<\/b>: All cucurbit vegetables (e.g. cucumber, cantaloupe, melon,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/photo-gallery-of-vegetable-problems\/cucurbits\/pumpkin\/#Powderymildew\">pumpkin<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/photo-gallery-of-vegetable-problems\/cucurbits\/squash\/#Powderymildew\">squash<\/a>). There are different races of the pathogens.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--quarters\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-1l-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-1L-1-396x263.jpg\" alt=\"powdery mildew on squash leaves\" class=\"wp-image-1393\" width=\"198\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-1L-1-396x263.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-1L-1.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-2l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-2L-396x263.jpg\" alt=\"powdery mildew on squash leaves-2\" class=\"wp-image-1280\" width=\"198\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-2L-396x263.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-2L.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-3l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-3L-396x263.jpg\" alt=\"powdery mildew on squash leaf-3\" class=\"wp-image-1281\" width=\"198\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-3L-396x263.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-3L.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-4l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-4L-396x263.jpg\" alt=\"powdery mildew on squash leaf-4\" class=\"wp-image-1282\" width=\"198\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-4L-396x263.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_powdery-mildew-4L.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>On-Line Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ipm.ucanr.edu\/QT\/powderymildewcard.html\">How to Manage Pests: Pests in Gardens and Landscapes: Powdery Mildew on Vegetables<\/a>. UC IPM Online, University of California.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/plantdisease\/host-disease\/squash-cucurbita-spp-powdery-mildew\">Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook: Squash (<i>Cucurbita<\/i>&nbsp;sp.) \u2013 Powdery Mildew<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/plantdisease\/host-disease\/cantaloupe-cucumis-sp-powdery-mildew\">Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook: Cantaloupe (<i>Cucumis<\/i>&nbsp;sp.) \u2013 Powdery Mildew<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/plantdisease\/host-disease\/cucumber-cucumis-sativus-powdery-mildew\">Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook: Cucumber (<i>Cucumis sativus<\/i>) \u2013 Powdery Mildew<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"#home\">Return to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-color-vineyard\" id=\"Viruses\">Various viruses of cucurbits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-max-width--hero\"><strong>Common disease name<\/strong>:&nbsp;Various viruses of cucurbits<br><strong>Pathogen names<\/strong>: A complex of viruses is able to infect cucurbits. The most important viruses tend to be&nbsp;<em>Cucumber mosaic virus<\/em>&nbsp;(CMV),&nbsp;<em>Squash mosaic virus<\/em>&nbsp;(SqMV),&nbsp;<em>Watermelon mosaic virus I<\/em>&nbsp;(WMV-1),&nbsp;<em>Watermelon mosaic virus 2<\/em>&nbsp;(WMV-2), and&nbsp;<em>Zucchini yellow mosaic virus<\/em>&nbsp;(ZYMV). With the exception of SqMV, which is seedborne in melon and transmitted by beetles, the other major viruses are transmitted by several aphid species in a non-persistent manner.&nbsp;<br><strong>Minor cucurbit viruses include&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Tobacco ringspot virus<\/em>&nbsp;(TRSV), which is mainly transmitted by nematodes&nbsp;<em>(Xiphinema americanun)<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Tomato ringspot virus<\/em>&nbsp;(TmRSV), which is nematode transmitted and can overwinter on many weed species without expressing symptoms, and&nbsp;<em>Clover yellow vein virus<\/em>&nbsp;(CYVV) which is aphid- transmitted.<br><strong>Host crops<\/strong>: Most cucurbit crops. However, the different cucurbit viruses can differ in host range, including within the Cucurbitaceae. Some of these viruses also infect plants in other families, which is important to know for disease management practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On-Line Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/node\/2402\/print\">Cantaloupe (<em>Cucumis sp.<\/em>)-Viruses<\/a>, Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/plantdisease\/host-disease\/cucumber-cucumis-sativus-virus-diseases#:~:text=Cause%20Several%20viruses%20can%20cause,be%20spread%20by%20cucumber%20beetles.\">Cucumber (<em>Cucumis sativus<\/em>)-Virus Diseases<\/a>, Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2723\/2021\/07\/Cucurbit-mosaic-virus-diseases-UIUC-RPD-No-926.pdf\">Mosaic Diseases of Cucurbits (pdf)<\/a>, Report on Plant Disease No. 926, Department Of Crop Sciences, University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/plantdisease\/host-disease\/squash-cucurbita-spp-curly-top\">Squash (<em>Cucurbita spp.<\/em>)-Curly Top<\/a>, Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/plantdisease\/host-disease\/squash-cucurbita-spp-virus-diseases#:~:text=Search-,Squash%20(Cucurbita%20spp.)%2D,Virus%20Diseases&amp;text=Cause%20The%20three%20most%20common,curly%20top%20virus%20(BCTV).\">Squash (<em>Cucurbita spp.<\/em>)-Virus Diseases<\/a>, Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegetables.cornell.edu\/pest-management\/disease-factsheets\/virus-diseases-of-cucurbits\/\">Virus Diseases of Cucurbits<\/a>, Cornell University Vegetable MD Online fact sheet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"#home\">Return to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-color-vineyard\" id=\"White\">White mold<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-max-width--hero\"><strong>Common name<\/strong>:&nbsp;White mold<br><strong>Latin binomial<\/strong>:&nbsp;<i>Sclerotinia sclerotiorum<\/i><br><b>Host crops<\/b>: Cucurbit vegetables (e.g. cucumber, pumpkin, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/photo-gallery-of-vegetable-problems\/cucurbits\/squash\/#WhiteMold\">squash<\/a>), pepper, snap bean, carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, lentil, field pea, potato, radish, and many weed species.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--quarters\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/cucurbit-squash-white-mold-1l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash-white-mold-1L-396x263.jpg\" alt=\"white mold on squash-1\" class=\"wp-image-1291\" width=\"198\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash-white-mold-1L-396x263.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash-white-mold-1L.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White mold infecting of a gourd of a squash plant.<br><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-5l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-5L-396x263.jpg\" alt=\"white mold on squash vines-6\" class=\"wp-image-1289\" width=\"198\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-5L-396x263.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-5L.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pathogen bleaches the vines white. Black sclerotia (dormant survival structures) of the pathogen are often produced inside infected vines.<br><strong>\nPhoto Source: <\/strong>Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/cucurbit-squash-white-mold-2l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash-white-mold-2L-396x263.jpg\" alt=\"white mold on squash-2\" class=\"wp-image-1292\" width=\"198\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash-white-mold-2L-396x263.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash-white-mold-2L.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White mold infecting of a gourd of a squash plant.<br><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-6l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-6L-396x263.jpg\" alt=\"close up of white mold on squash vines\" class=\"wp-image-1290\" width=\"198\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-6L-396x263.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-6L.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pathogen bleaches the vines white. Black sclerotia (dormant survival structures) of the pathogen are often produced inside infected vines.<br><strong>\nPhoto Source: <\/strong>Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-3l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-3L-396x263.jpg\" alt=\"white mold on squash-3\" class=\"wp-image-1287\" width=\"198\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-3L-396x263.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-3L.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White mold infecting of a gourd of a squash plant.<br><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-4l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-4L-396x263.jpg\" alt=\"white mold on squash vines-5\" class=\"wp-image-1288\" width=\"198\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-4L-396x263.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/cucurbit-squash_white-mold-4L.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White mold on squash vines.<br><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>On-Line Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/plantdisease\/host-disease\/cucumber-cucumis-sativus-sclerotinia-stem-rot-white-mold\">Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook: Cucumber (<i>Cucumis sativus<\/i>) \u2013 Sclerotinia Stem Rot {White Mold}<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu\/factsheets\/Cucurbit_FrtRots.htm\">Fruit Rots of Squash and Pumpkins: Sclerotinia White Mold<\/a>, Vegetable MD Online, Cornell University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5084e\/\">White Mold of Vegetables<\/a>, Pest Management Fact Sheet #5084, The University of Maine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"#home\">Return to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-centered\" id=\"InsMite\">Insect\/Mite Pests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-color-vineyard\" id=\"Melonaphid\">Melon aphid&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"collapse_bottom wsu-max-width--hero\"><strong>Common name<\/strong>:&nbsp;Melon aphid (cotton aphid)<br><strong>Latin binomial<\/strong>:&nbsp;<i>Aphis gossypii<\/i><br><b>Host crops<\/b>: Cucurbit vegetables (e.g. cucumber, pumpkin, squash and watermelon), eggplant, pepper, and many weed species.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/melon-aphids-1l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/melon-aphids-1L.jpg\" alt=\"melon aphids on host plant-1\" class=\"wp-image-1295\" width=\"198\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/melon-aphids-1L.jpg 750w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/melon-aphids-1L-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Melon aphids are often found distributed along the midrib on the underside of a host plant. The aphids range from 1.0 to 1.8 mm long (ca. 1\/16 inch) and from pale yellow to green to dark green (almost black) with multiple colored individuals in a single colony. There can be winged as well as wingless forms \u2013 latter enable the aphid to seek other plant hosts.<br><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Michael Bush, Washington State University Extension, Yakima, WA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/melon-aphids-2l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/melon-aphids-2L.jpg\" alt=\"melon aphids on host plant-2\" class=\"wp-image-1296\" width=\"198\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/melon-aphids-2L.jpg 750w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/melon-aphids-2L-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Melon aphids, like other aphids, are soft-bodied, pear shaped with long antennae at one end and a pair of cornicles (tailpipes) on the posterior end. The cornicles secrete defensive fluids. Aphids have a long stylet (\u2018straw\u2019) they stick into the plant to feed on plant fluids. Note the whitish cast skins.<br><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Michael Bush, Washington State University Extension, Yakima, WA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/melon-aphids-3l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/melon-aphids-3L.jpg\" alt=\"damage from melon aphids on honeydew leaves\" class=\"wp-image-1297\" width=\"198\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/melon-aphids-3L.jpg 750w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/melon-aphids-3L-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In addition to scouting for aphid colonies, aphids can be detected by copious amounts of glistening honeydew (sticky, sugar-rich fluid voided by aphids) coating the leaves beneath aphid colonies. Honeydew may contain numerous cast aphid skins and black sooty mold that colonizes the honeydew.<br><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Michael Bush, Washington State University Extension, Yakima, WA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>On-Line Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eorganic.org\/node\/5304\">Biology and Management of Aphids in Organic Cucurbit Production Systems<\/a>. eXtension.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/insect\/vegetable\/vegetable-pests\/hosts-pests\/pumpkin-squash-aphid\">Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook<\/a>. Chapter: Vegetables, Section: Pumpkin and Squash pt. 1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/fact-sheet\/common-insects-and-mites-aphids\/\">Common Insects &amp; Mites: Aphids<\/a>. Washington State University Hortsense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"#home\">Return to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-centered\" id=\"AbioticProbCuc\">Abiotic Problems Common to Cucurbits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-color-vineyard\" id=\"Blossom\">Blossom end rot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"collapse_bottom wsu-max-width--hero\"><strong>Problem<\/strong>:&nbsp;Blossom end rot<br><strong>Cause<\/strong>: Calcium deficiency resulting from various environmental conditions and management practices, e.g., inadequate Ca in the soil, inconsistent water as a result of alternating wet and dry periods that decrease Ca uptake by plants, and even excellent growing conditions such as a period of very bright sunshine and warm temperatures mid-season.<br><strong>Crops affected<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/photo-gallery-of-vegetable-problems\/tomato\/#Blossom\">Tomato<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/photo-gallery-of-vegetable-problems\/pepper\/#Blossom\">pepper<\/a>, eggplant, and various cucurbits.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--quarters\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/tomato-blossom-end-rot-1l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/tomato-blossom-end-rot-1L-396x261.jpg\" alt=\"blossom end rot stymptoms on tomato\" class=\"wp-image-1299\" width=\"198\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/tomato-blossom-end-rot-1L-396x261.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/tomato-blossom-end-rot-1L.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Symptoms of blossom end rot on tomato fruit.<br><strong>\nPhoto Source: <\/strong>Krishna Mohan, University of Idaho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>On-Line Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/msue.anr.msu.edu\/news\/blossom_end_rot_understanding_a_perennial_problem?utm_source=Vegetable+-+MSU+Extension+News+-+11-8-13&amp;utm_campaign=Vegetables+11-8-13&amp;utm_medium=email\">Blossom end rot: Understanding a perennial problem<\/a>. Michigan State University Extension.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/photo-gallery-of-vegetable-problems\/diseases-pests-and-other-problems-common-to-many-vegetables\/#Blossom\">Diseases, pests, and other problems common to many vegetables: Blossom end rot of vegetables<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"#home\">Return to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-color-vineyard\" id=\"Edema\">Edema<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-max-width--hero\"><b>Problem<\/b>:&nbsp;Edema<br>A<strong>&nbsp;physiological problem<\/strong>: prominent when air is cooler than the soil, soil moisture is high, and relative humidity is high. The low plant transpiration rates combined with an increase in water absorption by roots from the soil leads to increased cell turgor pressure, resulting in eruption of epidermal cells as the inner cells enlarge. Protrusion of the inner cells causes epidermal cells to die and discolor, resulting in a \u2019warty\u2019 appearance that can be misidentified as a disease. In addition to foliar symptoms on some hosts, many cucurbit crops develop wart-like protruberances on the fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--quarters\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/pumpkin-edema-1l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/pumpkin-edema-1L.jpg\" alt=\"edema symptoms on pumpkin-1\" class=\"wp-image-1301\" width=\"198\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/pumpkin-edema-1L.jpg 638w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/pumpkin-edema-1L-396x528.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Severe wart-like growths on a pumpkin caused by edema.<br><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Lindsey du Toit, Washington State University.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/pumpkin-edema-2l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/pumpkin-edema-2L-396x223.jpg\" alt=\"edema symptoms on pumpkin-2\" class=\"wp-image-1302\" width=\"198\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/pumpkin-edema-2L-396x223.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/pumpkin-edema-2L.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Close-up view of severe edema symptoms on a pumpkin.<br><strong>Photo Source:\n<\/strong>Phil Hamm, Oregon State University.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/winter-squash-oedema-1l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/winter-squash-oedema-1L.jpg\" alt=\"edema symptoms on squash-1\" class=\"wp-image-1303\" width=\"198\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/winter-squash-oedema-1L.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/winter-squash-oedema-1L-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Small but extensive symptoms of edema on a winter squash.<br><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Lindsey du Toit, Washington State University<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/winter-squash-oedema-2l\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/winter-squash-oedema-2L.jpg\" alt=\"edema symptoms on squash-2\" class=\"wp-image-1304\" width=\"198\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/winter-squash-oedema-2L.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/31\/winter-squash-oedema-2L-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Close-up view of edema symptoms on the surface of a winter squash.<br><strong>Photo Source: <\/strong>Lindsey du Toit, Washington State University<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>On-Line Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omafra.gov.on.ca\/english\/crops\/facts\/00-031.htm\">Pumpkin and Squash Production Factsheet: Oedema<\/a>, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncsupdicblog.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/edema\">Edema<\/a> &#8211; General Principles Information Note 3 (VDIN-003), North Carolina State University Plant Pathology Extension.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/msue.anr.msu.edu\/news\/what_are_these_bumps_on_my_vegetables\">What are these bumps on my vegetables?<\/a> Edema or oedema: It doesn\u2019t matter how you spell it, it still doesn\u2019t look good. What is it, what causes it and how can I prevent it? 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