UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Cucurbits
UC ANR Publication 3445
Authored by University of California faculty, specialists, and farm advisors, produced and edited by UC Statewide IPM Program, University of California, Davis.
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Suggested Citation
Aegerter BJ, Becker JO, Davis RM, Goodell PB, Henderson DW, Lanini WT, Natwick ET, Stapleton JJ, Stoddard CS, Turini TA, Westerdahl BB. Revised continuously. UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Cucurbits. UC ANR Publication 3445. Davis, CA.
Crop Leadership Team
J.O. Becker, Nematology, UC Riverside
R. DeBiase, UC IPM, Davis (coordinator)
P.B. Goodell (emeritus), UC IPM and Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier (IPM facilitator)
E.T. Natwick (emeritus), UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County
C.S. Stoddard, UC Cooperative Extension Merced & Madera counties (crop team leader)
T.A. Turini, UC Cooperative Extension Fresno County
Diseases
B.J. Aegerter, UC Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
R.M. Davis (emeritus), Plant Pathology, UC Davis
J.J. Stapleton, UC IPM and Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier
T.A. Turini, UC Cooperative Extension Fresno County
Acknowledgment for Contributions to Diseases
R.L. Gilbertson, Plant Pathology, UC Davis (Cucurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder Virus)
W.D. Gubler (emeritus), Plant Pathology, UC Davis
W.M. Wintermantel, USDA ARS, Salinas (Cucurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder Virus)
Insects, Mites, and Other Invertebrates
E.T. Natwick (emeritus), UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County
J.J. Stapleton, UC IPM and Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier
C.S. Stoddard, UC Cooperative Extension Merced & Madera counties
Acknowledgment for Contributions to Insects, Mites, and Other Invertebrates
R.L. Coviello, UC Cooperative Extension Fresno County
C.F. Fouche, UC Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
L.D. Godfrey, Entomology, UC Davis
J.B. LeBoeuf, AgiData Sensing, Inc., Fresno
M. Murray (emeritus), UC Cooperative Extension Colusa and Glenn County
C.G. Summers (emeritus), Entomology, UC Davis and Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier
Nematodes
J.O. Becker, Nematology, UC Riverside
B.B. Westerdahl, Nematology, UC Davis
Acknowledgment for Contributions to Nematodes
U.C. Kodira, Nematology, UC Davis
Viruses
B.J. Aegerter, UC Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County
R.M. Davis (emeritus), Plant Pathology, UC Davis
J.J. Stapleton, UC IPM and Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier
T.A. Turini, UC Cooperative Extension Fresno County
Acknowledgment for Contributions to Viruses
W.D. Gubler (emeritus), Plant Pathology, UC Davis
Weeds
C.S. Stoddard, UC Cooperative Extension Merced & Madera counties
Acknowledgment for Contributions to Weeds
C.E. Bell, UC Cooperative Extension San Diego County
W.T. Lanini (emeritus), Plant Sciences and Weed Science, UC Davis
Year-Round IPM Program
J.L. Azulai, UC ANR, Davis
D.W. Henderson (emeritus), LAWR, UC Davis
W.T. Lanini (emeritus), Plant Sciences and Weed Science, UC Davis
T.A. Martin, UC IPM, Davis
Coordinator
R. DeBiase, UC IPM, Davis
Production
F.G. Rosa, UC IPM, Davis
This material is partially based on work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program.
These guidelines represent the best information currently available to the authors and are intended to help you make the best choices for an IPM program. Not all formulations or registered pesticides are mentioned. Always read the label and check with local authorities for the most up-to-date information regarding registration and restrictions on pesticide use. Check with your agricultural commissioner for the latest restricted entry intervals.