Most Common Collard Green Pests & Diseases

You need help to control collard pests and diseases in your garden?

Stick with me since I will show you easy ways how to get rid of collard green pests and diseases in the following chapters.

Collard Pests

Pest	How to control it
Aphids	Aphids are quite annoying companions when growing collard greens. Hence, make sure to get information on how to get rid of aphids.
Harlequin bug	Harlequin bugs may try to feed on collard plants. You can get rid of harlequin bugs by using insecticidal soap or by spraying neem oil onto the leaves of your plants.
Cabbage worms	Cabbage worms can do great damage to collard. You can keep away cabbage worms by using insecticidal soap or other pesticides.
Armyworms	Armyworms are also quite common when you plant collard. You can deter armyworms by using diatomite or insecticidal soap.
Maggots	Maggots can do significant damage to collard plants. Hence, make sure to inform yourself about how to get rid of maggots in your garden.
Loopers	Loopers and caterpillars are also quite common collard pests. Thus, make sure to get some information on how to control caterpillars and loopers.
Moths	Moths may also populate collard plants. You can deter moths by spraying your plants with neem oil or using insecticidal soap.
Cutworms	Cutworms may also try to feed on collard. Hence, make sure to get some information on how to control cutworms.
Flea beetles	Flea beetles can slow down the growth of collard plants. You can control flea beetles by using insecticidal soap that you can get from the garden center.
Nematodes	Nematodes may hurt the roots of collard plants. You can get rid of nematodes using diatomite or insecticidal soap.
Thrips	Thrips may also do significant damage to collard plants. Hence, also make sure to get tips and tricks on how to control thrips.

Collard Diseases

Disease	How to control it
Black rot	Black rot is a serious plant disease. Once it is present, there is no cure for it. You should just remove infested collard plants so that black rot will not be able to spread in your garden.
Leaf spot	Leaf spot is a quite common problem on collard plants. Hence, make sure to learn how to get rid of leaf spot.
Anthracnose	Anthracnose sometimes also occurs on collard plants. You can cure this plant disease by using fungicides which you can get from the garden center.
Downy mildew	Downy mildew is also quite common on collard plants. You can get rid of it by spraying vinegar onto the leaves of your plants.
Damping off	Damping-off often occurs if you don’t provide good germination conditions for collard plants. Hence, to prevent damping-off, make sure that you provide high-quality soil to your plants and that you also don’t water your plants too often.
Mold	You can get rid of plant mold by watering your plants less often and by assuring good air circulation. You should get even more information on how to control plant mold.
Rust	Rust may also slow down the growth of collard plants. Hence, make sure to inform yourself on how to get rid of plant rust.
Mosaic virus	Mosaic virus is pretty hard to control. Once it is present, make sure to remove infested collard plants from your garden to avoid the spread of this serious plant disease.

Collard Pests & Diseases – Summary List

Pests	Diseases
Cutworms	Plant mold
Cabbage worms	Rust
Armyworms	Black rot
Moths	Leaf spot
Loopers	Mosaic virus
Nematodes	Downy mildew
Flea beetles	Damping-off
Harlequin bugs	Anthracnose
Aphids
Thrips
Maggots

How to deal with Collard Pests & Diseases?

As you can see, dealing with collard pests and diseases is not difficult if you know what you are doing.

If you want to get even more information on how to grow collard at home, also make sure to check out my collard grower’s guide and my growing collard greens FAQ section.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collard_(plant)

Own experience.