Cucumber diseases

Cucumber — 4 diseases with symptoms, causes and treatment.

• Bacterial wilt on cucumber — symptoms and treatment high

  Cucumber leaves wilting suddenly and cut stems oozing sticky sap? Bacterial wilt is spread by cucumber beetles — see pictures, causes and treatment options.

• Downy mildew on cucumber — symptoms and treatment high

  Angular yellow spots on cucumber leaves with purplish-grey fuzz underneath? Downy mildew can strip a crop fast — see pictures, causes and treatment options.

• Mosaic virus on cucumber — symptoms and treatment high

  Light and dark green mottling on cucumber leaves, with warty or misshapen fruit? Mosaic virus is spread by aphids — see pictures, causes and treatment.

• Powdery mildew on cucumber — symptoms and treatment medium

  White powdery patches spreading across cucumber leaves before they yellow and dry out? Powdery mildew — see the pictures, causes and treatment options.