Dr. Phyto

dill

Anethum graveolens

Diseases & pests on this plant

• Cercospora leaf spot of fennelCercospora foeniculi

  Small brown spots with dark borders + yellow halos on feathery foliage, severe infection causes premature defoliation + bulb quality reduction, bulbs from infected plants store poorly + develop secondary rots, plants in dense stands worst affected.

• grey mould (Botrytis)Botrytis cinerea

  Fuzzy grey mould on leaves and stems.

• sclerotinia stem rotSclerotinia sclerotiorum

  White cottony growth on stems at flowering height, stems split open to show black sclerotia (1–5 mm) embedded in pith, premature ripening of affected plants.

• black bean aphidAphis fabae

  Dense black colonies on shoot tips + flower stems + young pods, sticky honeydew + sooty mould on lower leaves, stunted + distorted shoot tips, flower + pod abortion in heavy infestations, virus transmission causing leaf roll + yellowing later in season.