Plant attacker: the biscuit beetle
They come back every summer: the little beetles that people send to the Diagnostic Center for Plants.
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Plant attacker in our sights: Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens, the multi-colored bacterium
The bacterial strains in Curtobacterium are found worldwide, especially in plants and soil.
Plant attacker of the month November: fungus in lettuce - Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lactucae is a fungus that causes a wilting disease in head lettuce (butter lettuce).
Plant attacker of the month October: the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus spp.
Pratylenchus spp. are microscopic threadworms that feed on and multiply in plants, causing lesions.
Plant attacker of the month September: the allium leafminer (Phytomyza gymnostoma)
The allium leafminer, Phytomyza gymnostoma, is a pest that is spreading from Southern and Central Europe to Belgium and is an emerging problem for leek cultivation in Flanders.
Plant Attacker of the month August: Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi (Elm Phytoplasm)
The Elm Phytoplasm is a bacterium that cannot be cultivated artificially. It typically grows in the bark vessels or the phloem of trees.
Plant attacker of the month July: Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. dieffenbachiae
Anthurium cultivation worldwide is plagued by the infectious bacterial disease Xanthomonas phaseoli pathovar dieffenbachiae, in short Xpd.
Plant attacker for June 2020: the fungus Botrytis cinerea
Botrytis cinerea is one of the main causes of yield loss for strawberry growers.