Strawberry Diagnostic Tool

Symptoms: (click on the most appropriate description, then click on any photo for further information or to exit)

Whole plants

Plants are wilting and collapsing

Leaves and stems

Leaves are unusually colored, spotted or necrotic

Leaves are curled, rolled or crinkled

Stems are covered with spittle

Fruit stems are covered with a white powder

Flowers and fruit

Flowers have a blackened center

Flower petals are greenish, and fruit never ripen

Fruits are deformed or nubby at the tips

Fruits are small, seedy and have a bronze cast

Fruits are rotting or discolored prior to harvest

Flowers/Fruits have some type of physical injury (cut buds, holes, splitting, etc.)


This is a part of The Berry Diagnostic Tool - a companion to the NRAES Production Guides for Strawberries, Raspberries and Blueberries