Problems with raspberries
Identify what's wrong by where it appears and what you can see.
Where is the problem?
Start by selecting the part of the plant where you see the problem.
Start with the symptom
Or pick from the symptoms most often seen on raspberries.
Common problems with raspberries
The problems recorded on raspberries, the most common first.
15 problems
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Grey mould (botrytis)
Fuzzy grey mould on fruit, flowers and damaged leaves, rotting them in cool, damp weather. -
Birds
Torn, stripped brassica leaves, pecked fruit, and seeds or seedlings pulled from the soil. -
Fruit flies
Small holes in ripening fruit, then soft, collapsing flesh with tiny maggots inside. -
Iron deficiency (lime-induced chlorosis)
The youngest leaves turn yellow with sharp green veins. Usually a sign the soil is too alkaline. -
Raspberry beetle
Small grubs at the stalk end of ripe raspberries and blackberries, with dry, brown patches. -
Weedkiller damage
Twisted, cupped, fern-like new growth after spray drift or contaminated manure. -
Aphids
Small, soft insects clustered on new growth and under leaves, leaving sticky honeydew. -
Poor pollination
Flowers but no fruit, or small, misshapen fruit that shrivels at the tip. -
Cold and frost damage
Blackened, glassy shoots after a cold night. Tender plants collapse; hardy ones grow out of it. -
Poor drainage and waterlogging
Water that sits around the roots after rain. Plants yellow, stall and rot at the base. -
Rabbits, deer and other mammals
Plants bitten off cleanly or browsed, with droppings or footprints nearby. -
Root rot
Wilting and yellowing in wet soil; roots brown, soft and falling apart.
