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Diseases, Insects and Weeds

Richard Durham, Shubin Saha, John Strang, Mark Williams, Shawn Wright, Ric Bessin, Brad Lee and, Emily Pfeufer (January, 2016)

Summary

Plants in the garden can be attacked and damaged by fungi, bacteria, nematodes and viruses. The symptoms of these attacks are called plant diseases. Plant diseases can be prevented or con-trolled in a variety of ways. Both urban and rural home garden- ers can often use nonchemical methods effectively because they are willing to bear time and labor costs. When chemicals must be used, home gardeners can get by with few chemical applications by spraying only when needed.