Dr. Phyto

garlic

Allium sativum

Diseases & pests on this plant

• allium rust / garlic rustPuccinia allii

  Small bright orange-yellow oval pustules on leaves + sheaths, pustules erupt releasing powdery spores, severely infected plants senesce 3-4 weeks early.

• onion thripsThrips tabaci

  Silver-streaked leaves with tiny dark frass spots, distorted growth + curled leaf tips, small (1-2mm) yellow-brown adults + white larvae in leaf axils.

• onion / garlic white rotSclerotium cepivorum

  Patches of stunted yellowing plants in row, white fluffy mycelium on basal plate + roots, tiny black poppy-seed sized sclerotia in white growth, complete bulb decay with foul smell.