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Garden diseases and pests: how to recognise and treat them

Yellow leaves, white mould, aphids or caterpillars? Choose what you see and find the cause and what to do, for trees, shrubs, vegetables, flowers and houseplants.

Pests

  • Aphids
  • Mealybugs
  • Scale insects
  • Spider mites
  • Thrips
  • Whitefly
  • Fungus gnats
  • Slugs and snails
  • Cabbage white caterpillars
  • Cabbage root fly
  • Carrot fly
  • Onion fly
  • Flea beetles
  • Leatherjackets
  • Chafer grubs
  • Ants
  • Box tree moth
  • Vine weevil

Diseases

  • Powdery mildew
  • Downy mildew
  • Potato and tomato blight
  • Grey mould
  • Rust
  • Leaf spot
  • Scab
  • Brown rot and blossom wilt
  • Root rot
  • Fruit tree canker
  • Clubroot
  • Fireblight
  • Silver leaf

Care and position

  • Overwatering
  • Underwatering
  • Sun scorch
  • Too little light
  • Nutrient deficiency
  • Blossom end rot
  • Frost damage
  • Split fruit
  • Bolting
  • Dry air
  • Root-bound plant

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