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Canna leaf roller refers to two different Lepidoptera species that are pests of cultivated cannas. Caterpillars of the Brazilian skipper butterfly ( Calpodes ethlius ), also known as the larger canna leaf roller, cut the leaves and roll them over to live inside while pupating and eating the leaf. [ 1 ]
Puccinia thaliae is the causal agent of canna rust, a fungal disease of Canna. Symptoms include yellow to tan spots on the plant's leaves and stems. Initial disease symptoms will result in scattered sori (clustered sporangia), eventually covering the entirety of the leaf with coalescing postulates.
Melanospora cannabis (secondary on hemp canker) Rhizoctonia soreshin and root rot Rhizoctonia solani: Rust Aecidium cannabis Uredo kriegeriana Uromyces inconspicuus. Southern blight. Sclerotium root and stem rot Sclerotium rolfsii Athelia rolfsii [teleomorph] Stemphylium leaf and stem spot Stemphylium botryosum Pleospora tarda [teleomorph]
The canna leaf roller butterfly (Calpodes ethlius) has been seen on Canna plants in the US. [22] It is a caterpillar known as the worst pest for this plant and primarily found in the Southern United States. This pest causes damages by laying its eggs in the bud of developing stalks.
The genus Canna is susceptible to certain plant viruses, which may result in spotted or streaked leaves, in a mild form, but can finally result in stunted growth and twisted and distorted blooms and foliage. Known species of virus are: Canna yellow mottle badnavirus (CYMV) infecting canna species.
Most of the major pests are either chewing insects or sucking insects. [13] Chewing insects, such as caterpillars, eat whole pieces of leaf. Sucking insects use feeding tubes to feed from phloem (e.g. aphids, leafhoppers, scales and whiteflies), or to suck cell contents (e.g. thrips and mites).
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Honeydew drops on leaves Bald-faced hornet sips honeydew from a Disholcaspis quercusmamma gall covered by sooty mold Magicicada cassini "cicada rain" slow motion. Honeydew is a sugar-rich sticky liquid, secreted by aphids, some scale insects, and many other true bugs and some other insects as they feed on plant sap.