Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm

Effects of Extended-duration Row Covers on Muskmelons

Authors: Erika Saalau Rojas (Iowa State University) , Jean C. Batzer (Iowa State University) , Mark L. Gleason (Iowa State University)

Abstract

Cucurbit crops, especially muskmelon and cucumber, attract cucumber beetles, which spread bacterial wilt, causing major crop losses. Striped and spotted cucumber beetles are the only reported insects that transmit bacterial wilt, caused by the bacteria Erwinia trachephila. High beetle densities are associated with high bacterial wilt incidence, which usually occurs during the first stages of plant establishment.

Keywords: RFR A9021, Plant Pathology

How to Cite: Saalau Rojas, E. , Batzer, J. C. & Gleason, M. L. (2010) “Effects of Extended-duration Row Covers on Muskmelons”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports. 2009(1).