Berry Pests/Disorders Starting with the letter G

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Crop Type Common Name
Latin Name
 Information/description (short)

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Strawberries Garden Symphylan
Scutigerella immaculata
 Symphylans are tiny, white and centipede-like. They have 10-12 pairs of legs, are 1/8- to 1/4-inch long and live in the soil feeding on fine roots and organic matter. [photo by K. Gray]
Blueberries Garden Symphylan
Scutigerella immaculata
 Symphylans are tiny, white, centipede-like insects, 1/8- to 1/4-inch long, that live in the soil and feed on fine roots. They are exceptionally injurious to young plants. The symptoms of low vigor and weak growth usually show up sometime between April and June. [photo by K. Gray]
Blueberries Godronia Canker
Godronia cassandrae, asexual: Fusicoccum putrefaciens
 New infections appear as small reddish-brown areas around buds and wounds. As cankers enlarge, their centers turn gray and their margins remain reddish to dark brown. [photo from Oregon State University]

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