BBC Gardeners' World

Problem solving

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  Codling moth

  Holes and tunnels in ripe fruit of apples, pears and quince.

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  Courgette rot

  Baby courgettes fail to develop and rot on the plant.

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  Cracking on apples

  Shallow splits, followed by corky scabs on apples.

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  Cuckoo spit

  White froth on stems, leaves and buds of many plants.

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  Currant blister aphids

  Distorted, puckered leaves on currant bushes.

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  Fasciated shoots

  Flattened stems, leaves and flowers on plants.

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  Fungi

  Fungi or toadstools on lawns, often after wet weather.

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  Gooseberry mildew

  Mildew on surfaces of leaves and fruits of gooseberries.