What pests attack gooseberry?

Gooseberry sawfly, Scale insects

Gooseberry pests and diseases: how to recognise them

Q: Which gooseberry problems need quick action?

Grey mould: Fuzzy grey-brown mould on decaying buds, flowers, leaves, stems or fruit in humid weather. Honey fungus: Branches die back over several years, or the whole plant dies suddenly in hot dry weather; leaves are smaller and paler, autumn colour comes early, and a last unusually heavy flowering or crop may come just before death.

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The pests, diseases and disorders recorded for gooseberry in our library, each with a photo and its first symptom. Every page has the full list of symptoms, organic and chemical treatment and prevention.

At a glance

Problems in total	5
Pests	2
Diseases	3
Need quick action	2

How to grow gooseberry · All pests and diseases

Pests

Gooseberry sawflySmall holes in leaves low down in the centre of the bush, where the eggs are laid on the leaf undersides.Also called: common gooseberry sawfly, imported currantwormPhoto: AlaVenla, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scale insectsSmall round or oval bumps on stems and along leaf veins, mostly underneath, that do not move and look like shells or scabs.Photo: BARAKAT2011, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Diseases

Which gooseberry problems need quick action?

These spread or do lasting harm fast; check the plants and start treatment the day you see them.

Grey mould: Small, almost translucent spots that turn brown and water-soaked; affected tissue goes soft, dark and dies, and buds and flowers shrivel.
Honey fungus: Peel back the bark at the base — a creamy-white, paper-thin sheet of fungus between bark and wood that smells strongly of mushrooms confirms it; the bark at the base may crack and bleed.

Plants with many of the same problems

Which plants each problem affects: sources

The links between these problems and the plant were checked against these pages.