Oh fungi…Not the juicy button mushrooms served over steak at a fancy restaurant, and not the helpful “ mycorrhizae” that supplement underground root networks- the following fungi are simply bad news. White Powdery Mildew (Culprit: Fungi Golovinomyces ) Cannabis Disease #1 – Powdery Mildew – sourced via Mold Resistant Strains However, if you’re not looking for an in-depth analysis, or simply want to learn more about common cannabis diseases and pests – here are our top five to keep an eye out for: 1. This key takes you through a step-by-step symptom identification procedure, offering over 90 common cannabis pests and diseases. Certain labs (such as Anandia in Canada and the Sunburst Plant Disease Clinic in America) specialize in cannabis, offering tests designed specifically for detecting microbial contaminants.Īnother option for diagnosis is to follow the Dichotomous Key of Diseases and Pests. If you’re looking for a technical diagnosis of cannabis disease, sending samples for lab testing is the most reliable solution. Yellowing leaves are a common symptom of many cannabis diseases…but also a symptom of nutrient deficiencies and an unbalanced growing environmentīetween fungi, viruses, bacteria, animals and insects, there is no shortage of pests looking to dig into your precious crops. But then again, so could an unbalanced pH, over-fertilization and nutrient burn, improper light placement, or extreme weather – and that’s not even including the pests that cause the majority of cannabis crop losses. Are your plants leaves yellow and wilting? Simply under-watering or overwatering may be the culprit. Early Diagnosis for Cannabis Diseasesĭiagnosing cannabis disease is not an easy task, as symptoms of infection can be widespread and are often misdiagnosed.
In this article, we will look at five of the most common cannabis diseases that can threaten your plants, and also give some insight into how you can both prevent and treat them if they occur. Like human bodies that are constantly thwarting off pathogens, such as the common cold virus, plants are also under constant attack. Plants, as living organisms, are not immune to disease. Though often touted as a “superweed’ with healing pharmaceutical abilities and numerous industrial offerings, we must not forget that cannabis, at the end of the day, is still a plant. In Soil Remediation with Cannabis we saw that cannabis is a resilient plant, with the ability to draw up toxins from the soil and remediate contaminated land.
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