DISEASE: Bacterial bud and petal blight
HOST: Orchid
Miltonia orchid with brownish necrotic areas around edges of flower petals.
Bacterial bud and petal blight | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial bud and petal blight
HOST: Orchid (Miltonia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax cattleyae
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial bud and petal blight
HOST: Orchid
Miltonia orchid with diseased water-soaked flower buds.
Bacterial bud and petal blight | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial bud and petal blight
HOST: Orchid (Miltonia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax cattleyae
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Blossom blast
HOST: Apple
Many dead, shriveled flowers and young shoots. It differs from fire blight, with infections being relatively localized with the appearance of being "blasted".
Blossom blast | Apple
DISEASE: Blossom blast
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Greasy center
HOST: Poinsettia
Stem with dark cankers and copious ooze. Necrotic areas are greasy in appearance and eventually turn light tan to brown with a papery texture as the cuticle becomes detached.
Greasy center | Poinsettia
DISEASE: Greasy center
HOST: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: R. Raabe