Strawberry Pest Management Guidelines
UC agricultural management guidelines for control of strawberry pests. Characteristics of Strawberry Cultivars Commonly Grown in California (6/08) General Properties of Fungicides used in Strawberries (6/08) Relative Toxicities of Insecticides ... [... more]
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Garden Tortrix
The adult has the typical bell-shaped tortricid moth wings while at rest. It is buff-brown and about 0.25 inch (6 mm) long. Each of the forewings is marked with a dark brown diagonal stripe and a marginal spot producing a chevron pattern when at ... [... more]
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UC Management Guidelines for Cabbage Looper on Strawberry
Loopers are green caterpillars that have a narrow, white stripe along each side and several narrow lines down the back; they move with a characteristic arching or looping motion. Eggs are similar in appearance to corn earworm eggs but flatter and ... [... more]
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Roughskinned cutworm: Athetis mindara
The black cutworm, also called the greasy cutworm, is the primary cutworm pest of strawberries in most growing areas but other species are found in damaging numbers on occasion. Cutworm adults are large moths, usually brown or gray, about 1.5 ... [... more]
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Strawberry Weed Photo Gallery, with Common and ...
Strawberry Weed Photo Gallery with Common and Scientific Names. Chamomilla suaveoleus Medicago spp. Melilotis spp. More about weeds in strawberry: burclovers O. Daugovish, UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura Co. [... more]
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Root Beetles
Root beetles are occasional problems on California strawberries primarily in nonfumigated and/or second-year plantings in the San Joaquin Valley. They feed at night and hide around the crowns of plants during the day and, with the exception of ... [... more]
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Pathogen: Colletotrichum acutatum
The most obvious symptoms of anthracnose in the field are stem and fruit lesions. In some fields after planting, stunting and yellowing of plants may occur. Wilting and collapse of plants may occur but this is rare in California annual plantings. ... [... more]
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Botrytis Fruit Rot
UC Management Guidelines for Botrytis Fruit Rot on Strawberry. The fungus that causes Botrytis fruit rot, also known as gray mold, is widespread in the environment. It can infect strawberry flowers when spores landing on them are exposed to free ... [... more]
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FIELD SELECTION AND MONITORING
Strawberries are highly susceptible to weed competition especially right after planting when the plants are small and frequent irrigation provides ideal conditions for weed germination. Most weeds that invade strawberries are annuals. During ... [... more]
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Angular Leaf Spot
UC Management Guidelines for Angular Leaf Spot on Strawberry. Infection first appears as minute, water-soaked spots on the lower surface of leaves. The lesions enlarge to form translucent, angular spots that are delineated by small veins and ... [... more]
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Cyclamen Mite
At low population densities, cyclamen mites (Family Tarsonemidae) are usually found along the midvein of young, unfolded leaves and under the calyx of newly emerged flower buds; when populations increase, these mites can be found anywhere on ... [... more]
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Pathogen: Phytophthora fragariae var. fragariae
Symptoms of red stele include severe stunting, occasionally followed by death of plants. Symptoms first appear on plants located in low, poorly drained parts of the field. Affected plants become stunted as older leaves die and are replaced by ... [... more]
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