Horticulture/Cucumis

Melons and Cucumbers Cucumis sativus0.jpg Cucumis Cucurbitaceae Tendrilling vines Cucumis is a genus of plants which includes the cucumbers, melons, and gherkins. They are almost exclusively grown as food crops. Description Green, hairy vines with tendrils and palmate leaves. Flowers are yellow and unisexual. Growing conditions Moist but well-drained and fertile soils, full sun. Vines are often trained to grow on trellises or wires. Species Uses Maintenance Propagation Harvest Pests and diseases Bacterial Wilt Powdery Mildew: Erisyphe cichoracearum Sphaerotheca fuliginea Cucurbit Downy Mildew: Pseudoperonospora cubensis Cucumber Scab: Cladosporium cucumerinum Blights: ../Phytophthora capsici/ ../Sclerotium rolfsii/ Mosaic ../Cucumber Mosaic Virus/ ../Aphids/ Melon Aphid: ../Aphis gossypii/ ../Whiteflies/ Greenhouse Whitefly: ../Trialeurodes vaporariorum/ Silverleaf Whitefly:../Bemisia argentifolii/ ../Bugs/ Tarnished Plant Bug: ../Lygus lineolaris/ Fourlined Plant Bug: ../Poecilocapsus lineatus/ ../Thrips/ Melon Thrips: ../Thrips palmi/ Onion Thrips: ../Thrips tabaci/ Western Flower Thrips: ../Frankliniella occidentalis/ ../Maggots/ American Serpentine Leafminer: ../Liriomyza trifolii/ Pea Leafminer: ../Liriomyza huidobrensis/ Seedcorn Maggot: ../Delia platura/ Vegetable Leafminer: ../Liriomyza sativae/ ../Beetles/ Western Striped Cucumber Beetle: ../Acalymma trivittata/ Striped Cucumber Beetle: ../Acalymma vittata/ Spotted Cucumber Beetle: ../Diabrotica duodecimipuncta/ Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle: ../Diabrotica undecimipunctata/ Banded Cucumber Beetle: ../Diabrotica balteata/ Dusky Sap Beetle: ../Carpophilus lugubri/ Fourspotted Sap Beetle: ../Glischrochilus quadrisignatus/ Hop Flea Beetle: ../Psyllioides punctata/ Pale Striped Flea Beetle: ../Systena blanda/ ../Caterpillars/ Granulate Cutworm: ../Agrostis subterranea/ Melonworm: ../Diaphania hyalinata/ Pickleworm: ../Diaphania nitidalis/ Southern Armyworm: ../Spodoptera eridania/ Western Corn Rootworm: ../Diabrotica virgifera virgifera/ ../Mites/ Broad Mite: ../Polyphagotarsonemus latus/ Two-spotted Spider Mite: ../Tetranychus urticae/ References P. D. Strausbaugh and Earl L. Core Flora of West Virginia Second 1977 Seneca Books, Grantsville, W. Virginia 904 Staff of the L. H. Bailey Hortorium Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada 1976 Cornell University Press 342 Cranshaw Whitney Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs 2004 Princeton University Press 590 Pippa Greenwood, Andrew Halstead, A.R. Chase, Daniel Gilrein American Horticultural Society Pests & Diseases: The Complete Guide to Preventing, Identifying, and Treating Plant Problems First Edition 2000 Dorling Kindersley (DK) Publishing, inc. 121