Past Featured Diagnoses

Loose Smut on Wheat

Date Submitted: April 5, 2013

Host: Wheat

Diagnosis: Loose smut

Pest: Ustilago tritici

Loose Smut on Wheat Fact Sheet

Phomopsis Blight on Juniper

Date Submitted: November 2, 2012

Host: Juniperus sp.

Diagnosis: Phomopsis blight

Pest: Phomopsis juniperovora

Phomopsis Blight Fact Sheet

Black Rot on Butternut Squash

Date Submitted: October 29, 2012

Host: Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.)

Diagnosis: Bacterial leaf spot

Pest: Xanthomonas campestris pv. cucurbitae

Bacterial Leaf Spot of Cucurbits Fact Sheet

Bacterial Leaf Spot on Pumpkin Fruit

Date Submitted: October 3, 2012

Host: Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.)

Diagnosis: Bacterial leaf spot

Pest: Xanthomonas campestris pv. cucurbitae

Bacterial Leaf Spot of Cucurbits Fact Sheet

Rose Mosaic Virus

Date Submitted: September 24, 2012

Host: Rose

Diagnosis: Rose Mosaic Virus

Pest: Prunus Necrotic Ringspot Virus - an RNA virus

Rose Mosaic Virus Fact Sheet

Pythium Blight

Date Submitted: August 20, 2012

Host: Turfgrass

Diagnosis: Pythium blight

Pest: Pythium sp.

Pythium Blight and Pythium Root Rot Fact Sheet

Alfalfa Mosaic Virus

Date Submitted: July 23, 2012

Host: Chile Pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Diagnosis: Alfalfa Mosaic Virus (AMV)

Pest: Alfalfa Mosaic Virus - a single-stranded RNA virus

Alfalfa Mosaic Virus Fact Sheet

Pink Root on Onions

Date Submitted: June 20, 2012

Host: Bulb Onion (Allium cepa)

Diagnosis: Pink Root

Pest: Phoma terrestris (a fungus)

Pink root Fact Sheet

Entomosporium Leaf Spot

Date submitted: May 29, 2012

Host: Indian Hawthorne (Raphiolepis indica)

Diagnosis: Entomosporium leaf spot

Pest: Entomosporium sp. (a fungus)

Entomosporium Fact Sheet