Cucumber Beetles
Striped and spotted cucumber beetles are common pests of vine crops that can cause damage to roots, leaves, flowers and fruits, leading to reduced yield. Learn more in this factsheet.
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Tobacco Rattle
Tobacco rattle is a common and potentially serious viral disease that affects a variety of herbaceous ornamentals as well as vegetables. Learn about symptoms and management in this factsheet.
Corky Ringspot
Corky ringspot (aka spraing) is a viral disease of potato that can cause severe loss due to a reduction in tuber quality. It can also affect other vegetables, herbaceous ornamentals, and weeds. Learn more in this factsheet.
Cabbage Looper
Karen Delahaut, UW-Madison Fresh Market Vegetable Program Revised: 8/19/2010 Item number: XHT1029 The cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) is a lepidopteran insect and an important pest of cole crops in Wisconsin. All cole crops, including cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and rutabaga, are susceptible to attack by this insect. In addition, cabbage loopers will also attack […]
Bean Leaf Beetle
Karen Delahaut, UW-Madison Fresh Market Vegetable Program Revised: 4/26/2004 Item number: XHT1131 Bean leaf beetles (Cerotoma trifurcate) are becoming more of a problem in Wisconsin than they have been in the past. Warmer winters may allow overwintering adults to survive in record numbers. Host plants include snap and lima beans, peas, and soybeans, as well […]
Blossom End Rot
Blossom end rot is a physiological disorder of tomato where the blossom end of the fruit breaks down and rots. It can also affect peppers, eggplants and squash. Learn about control in this factsheet.
Bitter Pit and Cork Spot
Bitter pit and cork spot are common disorders of Wisconsin apples, when weather conditions are just right. This factsheet describes what can be done to reduce the severity.
Bacterial Canker
Bacterial canker is a common and sometimes lethal disease of trees in the genus Prunus including cherry, plum and peach. This factsheet describes symptoms and management of bacterial canker.
Peach Leaf Curl
Peach leaf curl is a common disese of peach and nectarine trees, and can reduce tree vigor, fruit quality and yield. Learn symptoms and management options in this factsheet.
Fire Blight
Fire blight is the most destructive bacterial disease affecting plants in the rose family, including apple, pear, crabapple, hawthorn, cotoneaster, mountain ash, quince, rose, pyracantha, and spirea. Learn more here.
Downy Mildew
The downy mildews are a group of fungal diseases that cause destruction of the leaves, stems, flowers and fruits of many plants, including grapes, cucumbers and roses. Learn symptoms and controls in this factsheet.
Bacterial Wetwood
Bacterial wetwood, also known as “slime flux”, is a visually frightening-looking, but typically non-lethal, disorder of many types of deciduous trees. Learn symptoms in this factsheet.
