Plant Symptom Chart

Plant problems, sorted by what you can see

Find the cause from the symptom

Pick the plant or pest, then the symptom in front of you. Each row is a possible cause, and each column shows what one university Extension service says about it, linked to their page so you can read on.

Compared here: Colorado State University Extension, Clemson Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin–Madison Extension.

Plants

PageYellowing leavesSpots on leavesCurled or distorted leavesWhite or powdery coatingSticky leaves or black filmHoles and chewed leavesInsects you can seeWilting or dying backStems and canesFruit, pods and tubers
Tomato 534··2·3·3
Rose 23·213315·
Squash and zucchini 2311113312
Strawberry 241····312
Cucumber 1332112114
Potato 2·1···2214
Beans 2411·24211

Pests and diseases

PageYellowing leavesSpots on leavesCurled or distorted leavesWhite or powdery coatingSticky leaves or black filmHoles and chewed leavesInsects you can seeWilting or dying backStems and canesFruit, pods and tubers
Scale insects 2···1·322·
Aphids ··1·2·21··
Spider mites 22····33··
Powdery mildew 3113···111
Leaf spots 110······12

Numbers in the grid are how many possible causes the chart lists for that symptom.

How to read a row. Every line starts with the name of the Extension service that said it and ends with a link to their page and the date we last checked it. Where one service describes a cause and another does not, the empty cell says so instead of filling the gap.

We only cover how to recognize a problem. Treatment advice stays on the Extension pages, where it is written for their region. See how we check each line.