Among the compounds registered for use in Connecticut are benomyl, captan, and iprodione. Consult the label for dosage rates and safety precautions. Anthracnose, Colletotrichum fragariae. The disease is caused by a fungus. In Connecticut, the disease attacks mostly the fruit.
Symptoms appear as circular, sunken, water-soaked tan to brown lesions on the green and ripe fruit.
When humid conditions prevail, the lesions will develop small, pink masses of spores in the center. The disease spreads rapidly during wet warm conditions. To manage this disease, avoid using overhead irrigation and use a straw mulch to prevent splashing. Control can also be achieved with the use of fungicide sprays applied when symptoms first become visible. Among the compounds registered for use in Connecticut is captan.