DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Squash
Diagnostic characteristics for the disease are yellowing of young leaves, proliferation of secondary shoots, and rigid erect habit. Leaves are misshapen and smaller than normal and have stiff, thick laminae.
Aster yellows | Squash
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Squash (Cucurbita sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: S. Miller
DISEASE: Bacterial fruit blotch
HOST: Cantaloupe
Early stage of disease with discolored blotches on the surface.
Bacterial fruit blotch | Cantaloupe
DISEASE: Bacterial fruit blotch
HOST: Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax citrulli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli
SOURCE: D. B. Langston
DISEASE: Bacterial fruit blotch
HOST: Cantaloupe
View of disease path from rind to internal rotting of melon.
Bacterial fruit blotch | Cantaloupe
DISEASE: Bacterial fruit blotch
HOST: Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax citrulli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial fruit blotch
HOST: Cantaloupe
Leaf spot stage. Lesions start small and may coalesce, forming large, brown necrotic areas.
Bacterial fruit blotch | Cantaloupe
DISEASE: Bacterial fruit blotch
HOST: Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax citrulli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli
SOURCE: D. B. Langston
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe field with severe destruction from bacterial wilt (left), less on right.
Bacterial wilt | Cantaloupe
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass
Initial symptom is a lime-green, yellow, or blue-green appearance of the grass. The next symptom is small, reddish brown spots on leaf blades.
Bacterial wilt | Grass
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass (Poa annua)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. poae
SOURCE: P. H. Dernoeden
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass
Infected turf grass with patches of yellowing, wilted, and dead grass.
Bacterial wilt | Grass
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass (Poa annua)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. poae
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass
Late stage of disease development. Dead grass has a light brown or bleached tan appearance.
Bacterial wilt | Grass
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass (Poa annua)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. poae
SOURCE: P. H. Dernoeden