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Credit: M. Grabowski, Univ. of MN
Credit: M. Grabowski, Univ. of MN
Credit: Photograph © by Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. and is used by permission. This photograph may not be used or reproduced without the written permission by its respective owner
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Virus
Cucumber mosaic virus and others

Leaves are mottled with yellow and light green patches
Leaves are misshapen; unusually long and thin like a shoestring or curled and deformed
Fruit have yellow blotches or brown rings
Plants may be stunted
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Credit: S. Marcotte
Credit: David B. Langston, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Credit: David B. Langston, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Frost Damage/Chilling Injury

Leaves look water-soaked and soft, then turn black
Surface of fruit appears bronzed
Seeds and inside of fruit are brown
Fruit becomes soft water-soaked and rots
Leaves show injury immediately, fruit may not show symptoms for 5 to 7 days
Eggplant is more sensitive to cold than tomatoes and peppers

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Credit: Jim Baker, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org
Credit: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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Potato Aphid and Green Peach Aphid
Macrosiphum euphorbiae and Myzus persicae

Small insects, pear-shaped, usually greenish; clustered on underside of leaves, about 1/10th inch long
Feeding by small or moderate numbers of aphids usually does not cause visible symptoms; feeding by larger numbers of aphids can cause curling, stunting, and wilting of leaves
Active during spring and summer
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