| Disease (causal agent) | Symptoms | Survival of pathogen and effect of environment | Comments on control |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuchsia rust * (Pucciniastrum epilobii) |
Initially, small brown areas appear on underside of leaves. Later, large circular areas of chlorosis occur and yellow-orange uredospores appear on the underside of leaves. Older leaves may have green tissue around infected areas. Eventually uredospores appear on both sides of leaf. Infected leaves usually drop. | Overwinters as teliospores on fireweed or as basidiospores on fir. Uredospores on fuchsia can reinfect fuchsia. | Remove fireweed and infected plants. Applications of mancozeb are effective. Avoid wetting leaves. Prune back to stems and remove cuttings. |
| Fuchsias are also susceptible to crown gall * (Agrobacterium tumefaciens), Verticillium wilt * (Verticillium dahliae), Armillaria root rot * (Armillaria mellea), damping-off * (Pythium rostratum, P. ultimum and Rhizoctonia sp.), Phytophthora root and crown rots * (Phytophthora spp.), various viruses * (Tomato spotted wilt virus), eriophyid mites, and root knot nematodes** (Meloidogyne hapla). | |||
| * For additional information, see section on Key Diseases. |
| ** For additional information, see section on Nematodes. |