DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial decline of papaya, historically called St. Croix decline, was thought to be caused by a fungus. This picture shows a papaya with dead top and side branches, a severe stage of the disease.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Water-soaked papaya stem in St. Croix. Dark, water-soaked, greasy lesions occur on stems and leaves. The causal agent differs somewhat from descriptions of Erwinia papayae D strains in Micronesia.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial invasion of leaf veins and adjacent tissues of papaya in Micronesia. This disease has also been called canker, dieback, and blight.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Complete destruction of papaya plantation in Micronesia. Only a severely damaged trunk remains.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid
Leaves of Dendrobium orchid with necrosis, discoloration, and rot.

Bacterial leaf blight and rot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid (Dendrobium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas gladioli pv. gladioli
SOURCE: L. Keith
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid
Orchid hybrid (Miltonia × Bert Field 'Eileen') with water-soaked, discolored area near base of leaf.

Bacterial leaf blight and rot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid (Miltonia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas gladioli pv. gladioli
SOURCE: L. Keith
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid
Orchid hybrid (Odontoglossum × Memoria Martin Orenstein 'Lulu') with large, brown, infected area on leaves with water-soaking at margin between healthy and diseased tissues.

Bacterial leaf blight and rot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid (Odontoglossum sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas gladioli pv. gladioli
SOURCE: L. Keith
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid
Orchid hybrid (Vuyl × Melissa Brianne 'Kai's Choice') with diseased leaves.

Bacterial leaf blight and rot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid (Vuylstekeara sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas gladioli pv. gladioli
SOURCE: L. Keith
DISEASE: Foamy canker
HOST: Almond
White, macerated tissues near cambium region is characteristic of disease. Foam is usually associated with cankers. The disease is suspected to be bacterial but the causal agent has not been identified.

Foamy canker | Almond
DISEASE: Foamy canker
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale