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 spot
HOST: Laurel (California laurel)
Leaf with dark brown, angular spots.

Bacterial leaf spot | Laurel (California laurel)
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Laurel (California laurel) (Umbellularia californica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas lauracearum
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Peanut
The disease causes water-soaked lesions, particularly on upper leaf surfaces. Lesions enlarge and later display brown necrotic areas. Leaflets become chlorotic and shed prematurely.

Bacterial leaf spot | Peanut
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas sp.
SOURCE: P. Subrahmanyam
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Verbena
Leaf with purple-brown necrotic spots.

Bacterial leaf spot | Verbena
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Verbena (Verbena sp.)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas sp.
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Citrus greening (Huanglongbing)
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown)
Citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri), a vector of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', the cause of citrus greening, feeding on green twig.

Citrus greening (Huanglongbing) | Citrus (sp. unknown)
DISEASE: Citrus greening (Huanglongbing)
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown) (Citrus sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Candidatus Liberobacter asiaticus
SOURCE: C. Jacobson
DISEASE: Citrus greening (Huanglongbing)
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown)
Citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri), a vector of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', the cause of citrus greening.

Citrus greening (Huanglongbing) | Citrus (sp. unknown)
DISEASE: Citrus greening (Huanglongbing)
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown) (Citrus sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Candidatus Liberobacter asiaticus
SOURCE: C. Jacobson