DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot and canker
HOST: Sweetgum
Leaves with irregular necrotic lesions.
Bacterial leaf spot and canker | Sweetgum
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot and canker
HOST: Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: A. Bishop
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot and canker
HOST: Sweetgum
Stem canker of sweetgum.
Bacterial leaf spot and canker | Sweetgum
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot and canker
HOST: Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: A. Bishop
DISEASE: Larkspur virescence
HOST: Larkspur
Two diseased plants with stunted and small leaves, lack of flower coloration, and bunched flower buds. Healthy plant (left).
Larkspur virescence | Larkspur
DISEASE: Larkspur virescence
HOST: Larkspur (Delphinium sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Healthy pear shoot (left) and diseased shoots (center and right). Leaves are reddish and growth is stunted.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Close-up of infected pear branch showing premature reddish coloration of leaves and cupped, stunted leaves.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Reduced growth of infected trees in center of image.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Psylla pyricola, the psyllid vector of pear decline phytoplasma.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: J. Clark, A. Purcell, M. Davis
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