Avocado scab

Photo by Cesar Calderon, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org

Fungal disease causing fruit drop and marking of mature fruit
Discrete spots appear on the leaves along the midrib, which may merge into star-like patterns
As disease progresses leaves become distorted and stunted
Symptoms on fruit appear as corky, raised brown to purplish brown spots which enlarge to form large rough areas
Long distance dispersal likely through infested propagation material

High priority pest of: Avocados

Scientific name: Elsinoe perseae syn. Sphaceloma perseae
EPPRD Category:
Life Form: Fungus