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New Disease Reports - First report of Verticillium wilt of melon caused by Verticillium dahliae in Tunisia.
Melon aphid occurs in tropical and temperate regions throughout the world except northernmost areas. In the United States, it is regularly a pest in the southeast and southwest, but is occasionally damaging everywhere.
The familiar cantaloupe (Cucumis melo) has corky reticulations on the skin and thick, sweet fleshy inner pericarp. You can observe here that the seeds are attached around the peripheral of the central chamber (parietal placentation), and the seeds appear to be localized in three regions.
FDA is posting this industry information as a service to industry, consumers, the media, and other interested parties. This document provides voluntary recommended guidelines on food safety practices that are intended to minimize the microbiological hazards associated with fresh and fresh-cut melon
Adult - This soft-bodied, pear-shaped insect is pale to dark green in cool seasons and yellow in hot, dry summers. Though winged forms develop periodically, most adults are wingless and about 2 mm long. All forms have a pair of tailpipe-like appendages known as cornicles.
Taste and season with more lemon or lime juice, sugar if needed. Add salt and pepper, if desired. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes. Serve with grilled or broiled fish or chicken.
CANTALOUPE: Cucumis melo L. Anthena Pickleworm (PW) Diaphania nitildalis (Stoll) P. A. Stansly, J. M. Conner and D.R. Peach University of Florida/IFAS Southwest Florida Res. and Ed.
First, some selection hints: Ripe cantaloupes have a sweet, musky aroma. Watch out for any with an overly strong odor -- they could be overripe. Avoid melons with soft spots, bruises or punctures. Dont worry if theres a bleached side where the melon rested on the ground.
The development of ch'ongja (celadon ware) during the Koryo dynasty is closely related to Son (Zen) Buddhism, which gained tremendous popularity during the late Unified Silla (AD 668-935) and early Koryo dynasty.
Eggheads weigh in on why underdog Gustav Klimt beat out all rivals in the world's-most-expensive painting competition. Last week cosmetics heir Ron Lauder didn't even reach for the coins but went right for the folding money, shelling out $135 million for Klimt's portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer.