The cucurbits belong to the family Cucurbitaceous (gourd family) under order Cucurbit ales which include many economically important vegetable and fruit species. Among various factors, viruses are one of factors reducing in quantity as well quality cucurbits. These crops severely affected by cucurbit mosaic disease worldwide, is major viral Considering importance disease, present investigation ...

The red pumpkin beetle, Aulacophora foveicollis (Lucas) is a common, serious and major pest of a wide range of cucurbitaceous vegetables. It is injurious to the crops and cause severe damage to almost all cucurbits. The present study was conducted to find out the host suitability of red pumpkin beetle, Aulacophora foveicollis (Lucas) among different cucurbit hosts in the Laboratory and Field La...

In this study, ITS–rDNA region was used to identify some anamorphic powdery mildews in Guilan province. According to the results, Erysiphe species on Vicia faba and Sesbania punicea showed 100% similarity to each other, however, without ITS sequence of holotype of E. sesbaniae it is impossible to make conclusion whether Vicia faba powdery mildew fungus actually belongs to E. sesbaniae or E. tri...

Tetranychus ludeni Zacher is an invasive pest from Europe. It infests more than 300 plant species, including many economically important crops such as bean Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Fabales: Fabaceae), eggplant Solanum melongena (Solanales: Solanaceae), and other cucurbitaceous plants. Gotoh et al. (2015) predict that this species could replace T. urticae to become a major crop in the world. often...