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DISEASE: Bacterial wilt

HOST: Squash

Field with severe symptoms of wilt. Foliage often is chlorotic and leaf margins may be chlorotic and necrotic before plant death. Bacterial ooze may be seen streaming from the xylem when infected stems are cut.

Bacterial wilt | Squash

DISEASE: Bacterial wilt

HOST: Squash (Cucurbita maxima)

PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila

SOURCE: B. Jacobsen, M. Shurtleff

DISEASE: Fire blight

HOST: Scarlet firethorn

Pyracantha with blighted twig. Ingress was probably through blossoms. Cankers commonly occur on branches.

Fire blight | Scarlet firethorn

DISEASE: Fire blight

HOST: Scarlet firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea)

PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora

SOURCE: W. Sinclair

DISEASE: Pear decline

HOST: Pear

'Bartlett' pears were grafted onto tolerant rootstock. All trees are infected. Note yellowish, diseased branches.

Pear decline | Pear

DISEASE: Pear decline

HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis 'Bartlett')

PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'

PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group

SOURCE: C. Smart