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.
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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.
Apple Scab
Apple scab is a potentially serious fungal disease of ornamental and fruit trees in the rose family. This factsheet describes symptoms, management and control of this sometimes serious disease.
Late Blight
Late blight is a destructive disease of tomatoes and potatoes that can quickly kill mature plants and make tomato fruits and potato tubers inedible. This factsheet covers symptoms and management.
Sowbugs
Phil Pellitteri, UW Insect Diagnostic Lab Revised: 5/25/2010 Item number: XHT1110 Sowbugs and related pillbugs are harmless soil inhabiting creatures that occasionally are found in high numbers in and around the home. These hard-shelled, multi-legged, segmented isopods feed on decaying organic matter in the soil. Sowbugs often collect under flower pots, outdoor rugs, and boards, […]
Slugs
Phil Pellitteri, UW Insect Diagnostic Lab Revised: 5/25/2010 Item number: XHT1040 Slugs are legless, soft-bodied creatures that resemble snails without a shell. Slugs feed on a wide range of plants including ornamentals, vegetables and fruits. A number of species of slugs are found in Wisconsin, but gray and spotted garden slugs are the most common, […]
Roseslug Sawfly
Roseslug sawfly causes damage to leaves of wild and cultivated roses in early summer. This factsheet will help you identify this insect and manage the damage it causes.
