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Grow Blackberry Varieties
Blackberry Pests and Diseases
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CAUSE |
SYMPTOMS |
| Blackberry
Rust |
At
first, red spots appear on the top of the blackberry leaves, followed by
yellow spots on the underside of the leaves, eventually turning
black. |
| Aphids
(green/black fly) |
Lots
of small black or green insects especially concentrated around
tender new blackberry shoots. |
| Cane
Spot |
Circular
dark purple spots on the blackberry stems which start to appear in early
summer. |
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| Botryitis
(mould) |
Brown
spots on the blackberry stems which get bigger as the disease progresses.
Grey mould eventually forms |
| Mildew |
A
light grey powdery substance appears mainly on the stems, but
spreads to the leaves and possibly the fruit. |
| Raspberry
Beetle |
Fruit
is shriveled up, dry and smaller than normal. |
| Spur
Blight |
In
August, dark purple spots appear. these become bigger and turn silver with black spots. |
Larger pests are also often a problem with blackberries
and other fruit. The main problem pests are birds, mice, rabbits,
squirrels and the like. The only effective solution is a fruit cage.
Click here to see a range of excellent quality and good
value walk-in, heavy duty steel fruit cages.
Other walk-in fruit cages are available by clicking on the
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