DISEASE: Lethal yellowing/scorch
HOST: Beet
Blue-green sharpshooter (Graphocephala atropunctata) transmits Xylella fastidiosa and has a large host range, including palms, grasses, and grapes.
Lethal yellowing/scorch | Beet
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing/scorch
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: A. Purcell, M. Davis
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Elm
Although bacteria are associated with slime fluxes of many trees, the causal agents have not been identified.
Slime flux | Elm
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Elm (Ulmus pumila)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Sugar beet scab
HOST: Beet
Sugar beets with brownish, erumpent scabs.
Sugar beet scab | Beet
DISEASE: Sugar beet scab
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Streptomyces scabiei
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Streptomyces scabies
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Western wetwood
HOST: Elm
Spokelike, discolored extensions that expanded into sapwood, following an injection with a fungicide. The causal agent is not known but symptoms are associated with bacteria and yeast.
Western wetwood | Elm
DISEASE: Western wetwood
HOST: Elm (Ulmus americana)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Yellow wilt
HOST: Beet
Symptoms of this disease are yellow leaves, wilting, and then collapse. There may be dwarfing of new leaves, yellowing of sectors, and chlorosis of veins.
Yellow wilt | Beet
DISEASE: Yellow wilt
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: F. Hills
DISEASE: Yellow wilt
HOST: Beet
Yellowing and dwarfing of sugar beet (left), an early stage of disease.
Yellow wilt | Beet
DISEASE: Yellow wilt
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: J. McFarlane