Plant attackers

De ziekteverwekker ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ is een kleine celwandloze bacterie en is in staat om een heel brede reeks aan waardplanten te infecteren, waaronder enkele belangrijke cultuurgewasse...

Leaf spot disease mainly affects Hydrangea arborescens. It is especially popular in our regions because of the cultivars 'Annabelle' and 'Incrediball' with white flower bulb and 'Invincibelle' with pi...

green discoloration between nerves of beech leaf

See a sick beech tree? Tell us to prevent the spread of beech leaf disease!

They come back every summer: the little beetles that people send to the Diagnostic Center for Plants.

What does ILVO do for plant health?

The bacterial strains in Curtobacterium are found worldwide, especially in plants and soil.

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lactucae is a fungus that causes a wilting disease in head lettuce (butter lettuce).

Pratylenchus spp. are microscopic threadworms that feed on and multiply in plants, causing lesions.

Feeding spots on the leek leaves made by the females of the allium leafminer

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.

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Plant pest(s): ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’

Plant attacker of the month: Xanthomonas hydrangeae, cause of leaf spots on Hydrangea arborescens

See a sick beech tree? Tell us to help prevent the spread of beech leaf disease!

Plant attacker: the biscuit beetle

Plant Health at ILVO: research, diagnostics and Living Lab

Plant attacker in our sights: Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens, the multi-colored bacterium

Plant attacker of the month November: fungus in lettuce - Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae

Plant attacker of the month October: the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus spp.

Plant attacker of the month September: the allium leafminer (Phytomyza gymnostoma)