Winter Squash

“The melon aphid has a wide host range; vegetable crops attacked include cucurbits, asparagus, pepper, eggplant, and okra.”

“In addition to causing disease on all cucurbits, Phytophthora blight can affect peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, snap beans and lima beans.”

“The melon aphid has a wide host range; vegetable crops attacked include cucurbits, asparagus, pepper, eggplant, and okra.”

“The host range includes cucurbits such as melon, cucumber, pumpkin, and squash, the Solanaceae including peppers, tomato, and eggplant, legumes such as snap bean and lima beans, and weeds such as wild night shades, purslane, and Carolina geranium.”

“P. capsici cannot be managed by fungicide applications alone; successful disease control is achieved only by a season-long effort to manage water and other cultural practices. The single most effective way to control this disease is to prevent its movement into clean fields by equipment, humans, or infested water. Plant susceptible crops (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, all cucurbit species, and beans) in well-drained fields with no history of this disease.”

“The fungus eventually colonizes the entire cabbage head. Below: White mold on cabbage head with sclerotia. (M.T. McGrath) Other susceptible crops, most of which have been seen affected by white mold in New York, include other brassica crops, carrot, eggplant, lettuce, pepper (see below), potato, tomato, pea, pumpkin, and winter squash, plus hemp (see below) and soybean.”

“Most specialists recommend at least a four-year crop rotation before planting a cucurbit crop. In the meantime, avoid susceptible crops such as tomatoes, peppers and green beans.”

“The fungus eventually colonizes the entire cabbage head. Below: White mold on cabbage head with sclerotia. (M.T. McGrath) Other susceptible crops, most of which have been seen affected by white mold in New York, include other brassica crops, carrot, eggplant, lettuce, pepper (see below), potato, tomato, pea, pumpkin, and winter squash, plus hemp (see below) and soybean.”

“The fungus eventually colonizes the entire cabbage head. Below: White mold on cabbage head with sclerotia. (M.T. McGrath) Other susceptible crops, most of which have been seen affected by white mold in New York, include other brassica crops, carrot, eggplant, lettuce, pepper (see below), potato, tomato, pea, pumpkin, and winter squash, plus hemp (see below) and soybean.”

“Pumpkins and winter squash performed better in conventional tillage than in no-till in this trial. Compared to conventional tillage, the largest reductions in fruit number and yield occurred in crops no-till transplanted into rye killed with glyphosate.”

“The striped cucumber beetle is a key pest of all cucurbit crops in New England, one that requires cultural and often chemical controls to prevent direct feeding damage and transmission of bacterial wilt.”

“In addition to causing disease on all cucurbits, Phytophthora blight can affect peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, snap beans and lima beans.”

“The host range includes cucurbits such as melon, cucumber, pumpkin, and squash, the Solanaceae including peppers, tomato, and eggplant, legumes such as snap bean and lima beans, and weeds such as wild night shades, purslane, and Carolina geranium.”

“P. capsici cannot be managed by fungicide applications alone; successful disease control is achieved only by a season-long effort to manage water and other cultural practices. The single most effective way to control this disease is to prevent its movement into clean fields by equipment, humans, or infested water. Plant susceptible crops (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, all cucurbit species, and beans) in well-drained fields with no history of this disease.”

“Most specialists recommend at least a four-year crop rotation before planting a cucurbit crop. In the meantime, avoid susceptible crops such as tomatoes, peppers and green beans.”

“P. capsici cannot be managed by fungicide applications alone; successful disease control is achieved only by a season-long effort to manage water and other cultural practices. The single most effective way to control this disease is to prevent its movement into clean fields by equipment, humans, or infested water. Plant susceptible crops (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, all cucurbit species, and beans) in well-drained fields with no history of this disease.”

“Do not plant garlic near other allium crops or alfalfa, clover, cucurbits, or brassicas, as these can harbor large thrips migrating to garlic when these crops are cut or harvested.”

“The fungus eventually colonizes the entire cabbage head. Below: White mold on cabbage head with sclerotia. (M.T. McGrath) Other susceptible crops, most of which have been seen affected by white mold in New York, include other brassica crops, carrot, eggplant, lettuce, pepper (see below), potato, tomato, pea, pumpkin, and winter squash, plus hemp (see below) and soybean.”

“This crop may be susceptible to many of the same pests as cucumber and squash and melons. Downy mildew is a serious disease of cucurbit crops. Cucumbers are the most susceptible to infection, however melons and other cucurbit crops can be affected by certain pathotypes of this disease. Downy mildew is wind borne and highly infectious. In susceptible cucurbits, it can destroy on unprotected crop in less than 1 week.”

“The melon aphid has a wide host range; vegetable crops attacked include cucurbits, asparagus, pepper, eggplant, and okra.”

“Do not plant onions near alfalfa, clover, cucurbits or brassica crops that can harbor large populations of thrips, which may migrate to onions when these crops are cut or harvested.”

“The fungus eventually colonizes the entire cabbage head. Below: White mold on cabbage head with sclerotia. (M.T. McGrath) Other susceptible crops, most of which have been seen affected by white mold in New York, include other brassica crops, carrot, eggplant, lettuce, pepper (see below), potato, tomato, pea, pumpkin, and winter squash, plus hemp (see below) and soybean.”

“Most specialists recommend at least a four-year crop rotation before planting a cucurbit crop. In the meantime, avoid susceptible crops such as tomatoes, peppers and green beans.”

“The striped cucumber beetle is a key pest of all cucurbit crops in New England, one that requires cultural and often chemical controls to prevent direct feeding damage and transmission of bacterial wilt.”

“Among cucurbits, the crops that are most susceptible and attractive to squash bug are yellow summer squash, zucchini, Hubbard squash, and pumpkin, especially thick-stemmed types. Watermelon, cucumber, muskmelon and butternut resist damage and also provide poor food quality for adult and nymph survival.”

“The squash vine borer is a common clearwing moth whose larvae feed inside the vines and crowns of summer squash, winter squash, and pumpkins.”

“In addition to causing disease on all cucurbits, Phytophthora blight can affect peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, snap beans and lima beans.”

“The host range includes cucurbits such as melon, cucumber, pumpkin, and squash, the Solanaceae including peppers, tomato, and eggplant, legumes such as snap bean and lima beans, and weeds such as wild night shades, purslane, and Carolina geranium.”

“P. capsici cannot be managed by fungicide applications alone; successful disease control is achieved only by a season-long effort to manage water and other cultural practices. The single most effective way to control this disease is to prevent its movement into clean fields by equipment, humans, or infested water. Plant susceptible crops (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, all cucurbit species, and beans) in well-drained fields with no history of this disease.”

“The fungus eventually colonizes the entire cabbage head. Below: White mold on cabbage head with sclerotia. (M.T. McGrath) Other susceptible crops, most of which have been seen affected by white mold in New York, include other brassica crops, carrot, eggplant, lettuce, pepper (see below), potato, tomato, pea, pumpkin, and winter squash, plus hemp (see below) and soybean.”

“In addition to causing disease on all cucurbits, Phytophthora blight can affect peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, snap beans and lima beans.”

“The host range includes cucurbits such as melon, cucumber, pumpkin, and squash, the Solanaceae including peppers, tomato, and eggplant, legumes such as snap bean and lima beans, and weeds such as wild night shades, purslane, and Carolina geranium.”

“P. capsici cannot be managed by fungicide applications alone; successful disease control is achieved only by a season-long effort to manage water and other cultural practices. The single most effective way to control this disease is to prevent its movement into clean fields by equipment, humans, or infested water. Plant susceptible crops (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, all cucurbit species, and beans) in well-drained fields with no history of this disease.”

“Most specialists recommend at least a four-year crop rotation before planting a cucurbit crop. In the meantime, avoid susceptible crops such as tomatoes, peppers and green beans.”

“The fungus eventually colonizes the entire cabbage head. Below: White mold on cabbage head with sclerotia. (M.T. McGrath) Other susceptible crops, most of which have been seen affected by white mold in New York, include other brassica crops, carrot, eggplant, lettuce, pepper (see below), potato, tomato, pea, pumpkin, and winter squash, plus hemp (see below) and soybean.”

“The fungus eventually colonizes the entire cabbage head. Below: White mold on cabbage head with sclerotia. (M.T. McGrath) Other susceptible crops, most of which have been seen affected by white mold in New York, include other brassica crops, carrot, eggplant, lettuce, pepper (see below), potato, tomato, pea, pumpkin, and winter squash, plus hemp (see below) and soybean.”

“Most specialists recommend at least a four-year crop rotation before planting a cucurbit crop. In the meantime, avoid susceptible crops such as tomatoes, peppers and green beans.”

“In addition to causing disease on all cucurbits, Phytophthora blight can affect peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, snap beans and lima beans.”

“The host range includes cucurbits such as melon, cucumber, pumpkin, and squash, the Solanaceae including peppers, tomato, and eggplant, legumes such as snap bean and lima beans, and weeds such as wild night shades, purslane, and Carolina geranium.”

“P. capsici cannot be managed by fungicide applications alone; successful disease control is achieved only by a season-long effort to manage water and other cultural practices. The single most effective way to control this disease is to prevent its movement into clean fields by equipment, humans, or infested water. Plant susceptible crops (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, all cucurbit species, and beans) in well-drained fields with no history of this disease.”

“The fungus eventually colonizes the entire cabbage head. Below: White mold on cabbage head with sclerotia. (M.T. McGrath) Other susceptible crops, most of which have been seen affected by white mold in New York, include other brassica crops, carrot, eggplant, lettuce, pepper (see below), potato, tomato, pea, pumpkin, and winter squash, plus hemp (see below) and soybean.”

“Most specialists recommend at least a four-year crop rotation before planting a cucurbit crop. In the meantime, avoid susceptible crops such as tomatoes, peppers and green beans.”

“The striped cucumber beetle is a key pest of all cucurbit crops in New England, one that requires cultural and often chemical controls to prevent direct feeding damage and transmission of bacterial wilt.”

“In addition to causing disease on all cucurbits, Phytophthora blight can affect peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, snap beans and lima beans.”

“P. capsici cannot be managed by fungicide applications alone; successful disease control is achieved only by a season-long effort to manage water and other cultural practices. The single most effective way to control this disease is to prevent its movement into clean fields by equipment, humans, or infested water. Plant susceptible crops (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, all cucurbit species, and beans) in well-drained fields with no history of this disease.”

“Avoid planting into soils that are known to be contaminated with Phytophthora capsici, which can survive in the soil for many years; a 3-year or longer rotation with plants other than pepper, tomato, eggplant, cucurbits, or legumes may help reduce losses.”

“Most specialists recommend at least a four-year crop rotation before planting a cucurbit crop. In the meantime, avoid susceptible crops such as tomatoes, peppers and green beans.”

“Rootworm beetles are attracted to plants in the Cucurbitaceae family, such as cucumbers, melons, and pumpkins. Since rootworms typically lay eggs where they are feeding, corn planted after a cucurbit crop can result in high rootworm populations to rotated corn.”

“Most specialists recommend at least a four-year crop rotation before planting a cucurbit crop. In the meantime, avoid susceptible crops such as tomatoes, peppers and green beans.”

“Management: Do not use solanaceous crops (such as tomato or potato), or squash or raspberries for rotation crops.”

“Rootworm beetles are attracted to plants in the Cucurbitaceae family, such as cucumbers, melons, and pumpkins. Since rootworms typically lay eggs where they are feeding, corn planted after a cucurbit crop can result in high rootworm populations to rotated corn.”

“Most specialists recommend at least a four-year crop rotation before planting a cucurbit crop. In the meantime, avoid susceptible crops such as tomatoes, peppers and green beans.”

“Key Results The maize/bean/squash and maize/bean polycultures had greater yield and biomass production on a land-equivalent basis than the monocultures.”

“Blue Hubbard works equally well around cucumbers or melons.”

“Blue Hubbard squash is useful in luring cucumber beetles, squash bugs, and squash vine borers away from cucurbit crops (i.e. zucchini, summer squash, or cucumbers).”

“In 2003, we evaluated a single trap crop row of Blue Hubbard, a border-row insecticide application, and a combination of the two strategies for protecting centrally-located unsprayed cucumbers from cucumber beetles and bacterial wilt.”

“who recommends a thick-skinned squash called Blue Hubbard. “If we can stop beetles during the seedling stage, we can eliminate most of the damage.” In 2004, nine New England growers, including Randy Blackmer (below), increased yields of cucumbers and summer squash by 18 percent and reduced insecticide use by 96 percent, earning an extra $11,000 each, on average, Boucher said.”

“We have worked with fields of mixed standard pumpkins surrounded by Prizewinner or Blue Hubbard with good success. We have also seen success with Blue Hubbard around a mix of various winter squashes and pumpkins that were all C. pepo and C. moschata, in smaller scale diversified operations.”

“Vegetables: lima bean; snap bean; beet; carrot; corn; melon; onion; parsnip; squash.”