Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab
Diseases Diagnosed in April 2012
Abiotic, unknown and/or non-disease stressors in April.
- Abiotic (Dichondra)
- Overwatering/Salt Damage (Geranium)
Necrotic Ring Spot
Scientific Name: Ophiosphaerlla korrae
Photo(s): Necrotic ring spot, Mary Ann Hansen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org.
Situation: Turf
County: Salt Lake County
Fact Sheets: Utah State University; Colorado State University
Powdery Mildew
Scientific Name: Sawadaea sp
Photo(s): Powdery mildew on a maple leaf, Andrej Kunca, National Forest Centre - Slovakia, Bugwood.org
Situation: On ornamental plant
County: Utah
Fact Sheets: University of California, Davis
Pink Snow Mold
Scientific Name: Microdochium nivale
Photo(s): An area affected by pink snow mold on a golf course, William M. Brown Jr., Bugwood.org.
Situation: Turf
County: Salt Lake County
Fact Sheets: Utah State University
Verticillium Wilt
Scientific Name: Verticillium dahliae.
Photo(s): Howard F. Schwartz Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Situation: Peppermint
County: Cache
Fact Sheets: Utah Pests IPM