Dr. Phyto

jujube

Ziziphus jujuba

Diseases & pests on this plant

• brown soft scaleCoccus hesperidum

  Flat oval brown-tan scales (3-5mm) on undersides of leaves + along stems, sticky honeydew dripping onto floor or lower leaves, black sooty mould growing on the honeydew, leaf yellowing + drop in heavy infestations, ants attracted to honeydew.

• Alternaria leaf spotAlternaria alternata

  Dark brown spots with concentric rings (target-board pattern, diagnostic), yellow halos around spots, severely infected leaves yellow + drop, lower + older leaves attacked first, white-to-grey sporulation in lesion centers under humid conditions.

• jujube witches' broomCandidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi