Dr. Phyto

carrot

Daucus carota

Diseases & pests on this plant

• carrot leaf blightAlternaria dauci

  Dark-brown angular leaf spots with yellow halo, spots coalesce killing whole leaflets, foliage scorched look from row edges, no rot of root itself.

• carrot root flyPsila rosae

  Reddish-brown tunnels through carrot roots filled with brown frass, off flavour + rapid soft rot of damaged roots in storage, yellow flies 5mm long at plant base.

• carrot forking and forkingabiotic_carrot_forking

  Roots split into 2-3 forks at or below ground level, foliage looks normal, no pest or disease signs, pattern uniform across the bed.

• bacterial soft rotPectobacterium carotovorum

  Water-soaked dark patches on bulbs/heads/tubers that quickly turn slimy + foul-smelling, complete liquefaction of internal tissue, characteristic strong fishy/sulphur odour from rotting tissue, infections spread rapidly in storage if not separated, conditions of warmth + moisture accelerate rot to whole-bin loss within days.

• willow-carrot aphidCavariella aegopodii

  Pale green aphids on carrot tops, stunted plants with twisted reddish-purple foliage (carrot motley dwarf symptom), virus symptoms 2-3 weeks after aphid arrival.