Cucurbit downy mildew only affects leaves of cucurbit plants. It is a serious pest of cucurbit crops in northwestern India. Its common name is eastern cucurbit bee. If flowers are not available, adult beetles prefer the foliage of the cucurbit crops. It progresses northward with cucurbit production each spring. Adult beetles lay eggs in the soil near a cucurbit plant. A melon is a type of fruit, belonging to the cucurbit family. There are currently no varieties of cucurbit completely resistant to "D. bryoniae". The plant, a cucurbit, is an annual herbaceous plant that branches and trails. In the 1990s, "A. citrulli" was found to infect most other cucurbit species. Among cucurbit vegetables, it can seriously affect watermelons, cucumbers, cantaloupes, squash and pumpkin. "S. marcescens" causes cucurbit yellow vine disease, leading to sometimes serious losses in melon fields. During this time, Bacterial Fruit Blotch spread through cucurbit fields around the globe very quickly.