Kephas Mphande, graduate student in Iowa State, presented part of his research results in the 2023 APS Plant Health conference in Denver, CO:

Exploring the molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity and localization of Serratia marcescens, which causes cucurbit yellow vine disease

Here is what we learned from our 2022 grower survey report: PDF.

Our student researcher Kaitlin Diggins' presentation about cucurbit grower perceptions of using mesotunnel systems in 2022 (PDF):

Sharon Badilla, PhD student in the project presented two posters at the annual APS meeting in Pittsburgh, PA:

Kephas Mphande, PhD student in the project presented two posters at the annual APS meeting in Pittsburgh, PA:

We have been included in the 7/28th issue of Kentucky Pest News newsletter:

Squash bug's lifecycle video:

Our infographic on mesotunnels is out now!

PDF version of the infographic here.

We're in July's issue of Small Farm Sustainability: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/smallfarms/current-cucurbit

Our project's grad students Sharon Badilla and Kephas Mphande are featured in the Solutions from the Land report (page 22). This report is a bold call to action by SFL Board Members, among them, our co-PI Dr. Lois Morton.

LINK: https://solutionsfromtheland.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AgRenaissanceReport.pdf

The Produce Pages (April 2021 issue), featuring "Mesotunnels: Next Best Tool for Organic Cucurbit Growers in the Northeastern US" on page g (PDF).

VegEdge newsletter (March 1st, 2021 issue) shares -on page 6- a reflection on the 2020 preliminary results in Cornell (Geneva, NY)(PDF).

VegEdge newsletter (January 5th, 2021 issue) addresses -on page 6- mesotunnel use: what's a mesotunnel and what's it good for? (LINK).

Cucurbit downy mildew management for conventional and organic producers. By assistant extension professor Emily Pfeufer, UKY.

"Diagnostic Guide for Cucurbit Downey Mildew" - Salcedo et al. 2020

Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group

This Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group (GLVWG) project will serve as a focal point for team building to develop, improve, maintain and expand IPM practices in the NC region.