Anthracnose is the most common disease of the mango. It causes flowers and fruits to turn black and drop prematurely. Control is by spraying with fungicide. Sooty mould is a fungal disease spread by scale insects. Affected fruits and leaves have a sooty black appearance.
Control is by spraying with fungicide.
From flowering the fruit takes 15 to 20 weeks to ripen. They are harvested when there is a change from green to light yellow in the colour of the skin.