Gaillardia Diseases
Gary W. Moorman, Professor of Plant Pathology
| Disease | Symptoms | Pathogens/Cause | Management |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aster yellows | Leaves are yellowed and flowers do not appear normal or of good quality. | Phytoplasma (bacterial-like organism) | Remove and destroy infected plants. Control leafhoppers early in the season with insecticides in order to suppress spread of the pathogen from weeks to your plants. |
| Bacterial leaf spot | Areas between veins turn dark brown and collapse. The entire plant may be killed | Pseudomonas | Remove and destroy infected plants. Do not use sprinkler irrigation. |
| White smut | At first light green spots, some with tan centers, form on the leaves and white spores form on the spots. The leaf spots become dark brown. | Entyloma spp. | Remove and destroy spotted leaves. Apply myclobutanil to protect healthy plants. |
| Septoria leaf spot | Tan spots containing tiny dark brown to black dot-like fungal fruiting structures form on the leaves. | Septoria | Do not use sprinkler irrigation. |
| Powdery mildew | White fungal growth develops on the surface of leaves. | Golovinomyces and Sphaerotheca | Apply myclobutanil. |
| Root and stem rots | Lower stems turn tan to dark brown. Sometimes white webs of fungal growth can be seen. | Pythium, Sclerotinia, Thielaviopsis, Rhizoctonia | Avoid overwatering and do not mound mulch against the plant. |
| Viruses | Leaves may be distorted or have patches of light and dark green coloration | Impatiens necrotic spot, tomato spotted wilt, or and cucumber mosaic virus | Remove and destroy infected plants. Control thrips (vector of impatiens necrotic spot and tomato spotted wilt) and aphids (vectors of cucumber mosaic). |
Smut
Septoria leaf spot
Active Ingredients and Trade Names of the Chemicals:
| FRAC Group No. | Risk Level | Class | Active ingredient | REI Restricted Entry Interval | Trade names (EPA Reg. no.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | Triazole | myclobutanil | 24 | Systhane (707-253), Eagle (62719-417) |
| 4 | 3 | Acylanine | mefenoxam | 0 | Fenox ME (70252-11-48234) |
| U | 1 | Phosphite | phosphorus acid salts | 4 | Agri-Fos (71962-1-54705) |
Fungicides and Fungicide Resistance Management -Certain fungicides, usually systemic fungicides, are said to be ‘at risk’ to the development of resistance if they are used repeatedly. See the Risk Level in the above table (1 = low risk; 3 = high risk). The Fungicide Resistance Action Committee has developed a numbering system in which chemicals with the same FRAC Group number have the same mode of action (See http://www.frac.info/frac/index.htm). It is recommended that chemicals at high risk be used sparingly and in rotation or mixed with chemicals with different modes of actions (different FRAC number).
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