Horticulture/Pests and Diseases of Digitalis

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Pests

Aphids

• Foxglove Aphid: Acrythosiphon solani
• Crescent Marked Lily Aphid: Neomyzus circumflexus

Mealybugs

• Mealybug: Pseudococcus fragilis
• Long-tailed Mealybug: Pseudococcus longispinus

Beetles

• Japanese Beetle: Popillia japonica
• Asiatic Garden Beetle: Maladerma castanea
• Rose Chafer: Macrodactylus subspinosus

Caterpillars

• w:Foxglove Pug (on flowers)
• w:Lesser Yellow Underwing (on leaves)

Diseases

Anthracnose

• Colletotrichum fuscum

Leaf Spot

• Ramularia variabilis
• Phyllosticta digitalis

Root and Stem Rots

• Fusarium spp.
• Pellicularia filamentosa
• Pellicularia rolfsii
• Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Wilts

• Verticillium albo-atrum

Tobacco Mosaic Virus

Beet Curly Top Virus

Stem and Bulb Nematode: Ditylenchus dispaci