I’m new to growing dahlias and of course have been reading online about all the diseases to look out for and have been getting worried about growing diseased plants. I’m looking for help determining if this young one may be diseased or looks normal. Any help is appreciated!
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This is a virus, probably dahlia mosaic virus. Unfortunately, the infection appears severe enough that the plant should be discarded.
Looks more like bug pressure to me but I could be wrong. I have a lot that have looked like this and after bug spray have recovered with normal foliage
From what it seems like in the picture, every yellow area appears to be damaged. Those are some larger sized chunks missing, crushed leaf tissue and large piercings. I think it’s animal damage or a maybe a combination of animal damage and insect damage. I’ve also had new plants look like this that were accidentally stepped on.
Id agree with insect damage