Leaves

Stems/Twigs/Smaller Branches

Fruit





DOGWOOD - Cornus spp.


AFFECTING LEAVES:

CONDITION
CAUSE
Leaves chewed
Redhumped caterpillar (Schizura concinna)
New leaves curled
Sunflower aphid (Aphis helianthi)
Black spots on leaves
Septoria leaf spot and canker (Septoria cornicola)
White powdery material on upper or lower surface of leaf
Powdery mildew

AFFECTING TWIGS AND SMALLER BRANCHES:

CONDITION
CAUSE
Scales
Oystershell scale (Lepidosaphes ulmi)
Dead areas on stem
Nectria canker (Nectria sp.) or Root collar rot (Phytophthora sp.)

AFFECTING FRUIT:

CONDITION
CAUSE
Feeding in or on berries
Conifer seed bugs (Leptoglossus occidentalis)


Missoula County Extension Office; Missoula, Montana 59808 - Updated for 2006