To protect healthy plants, apply cupric hydroxide, fludioxonil, mancozeb, copper sulfate, chlorothalonil or vinclozolin. Foliar Nematode Plants are stunted. Excessive red pigment develops in infected leaves. Bronzed or water-soaked areas develop on leaves of some cultivars. Fibrous-rooted cultivars have small brown leaf spots.
Some cultivars exhibit no symptoms despite heavy infection.
Aphelenchoides fragariae Purchase nematode-free plants. Avoid overhead irrigation and splashing. Discard infected plants. Powdery Mildew White, mealy fungal growth develops on leaves, flowers, and stems. Tissue beneath the fungus may die.