Below is a disease alert from UGA Vegetable Pathologist Dr. Bhabesh Dutta. Below are images of Downy Mildew (DM) in different cucurbits. Please call me if you have questions. Tucker Price 229-507-8862
“ALERT: Downy Mildew of Cucurbit Detected in North Florida
Downy mildew of cucumber has been detected from North Florida. These observations indicate that inoculum of downy mildew is currently in southern GA counties and under favorable conditions potential disease outbreak in cucurbit can occur. I would suggest our cucurbit growers to look for the downy mildew symptoms in their fields and start applying protective spray of below stated fungicides.
Watermelon: Rotation (foliar application) with Orondis Opti;
Elumin+Bravo/Manzate;
Ranman+Bravo/Manzate;
Previcur flex+Bravo/Manzate
Please do not use Orondis Opto or Bravo after fruit set.
Other cucurbits: Orondis opti;
Elumin+Bravo;
Ranman+Bravo
Previcur flex+Bravo
If Orondis was used as a soil application, please do not use it as foliar (use restriction according to label).”
