This article is a list of diseases of date palms (Phoenix dactylifera).
| Fungal diseases | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bayoud (Fusariose) | Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis | |
| Belaat | Phytophthora sp. | |
| Bending head | Ceratocystis paradoxa Chalara paradoxa [anamorph] Thielaviopsis paradoxa Lasiodiplodia theobromae Botryodiplodia theobromae | |
| Black leaf spot | Coniothyrium palmarum (Israel, India and Cyprus) [1] | |
| Black scorch | Ceratocystis paradoxa Chalara paradoxa [anamorph] | |
| Diplodia disease | Diplodia phoenicum Lasiodiplodia theobromae Diplodia natalensis | |
| Fruit rots | Alternaria spp. Aspergillus spp. Fusarium spp. Penicillium spp., etc. | |
| Graphiola leaf spot | Graphiola phoenicis | |
| Inflorescence rot | Diplodia spp. Fusarium spp. hielaviopsis spp. | |
| Khamedj | Mauginiella scaettae | |
| Leaf dieback | Alternaria sp. | |
| Omphalia root rot | Omphalia tralucida Omphalia pigmentata | |
| Pestalotia leaf spot | Pestalotiopsis palmarum Pestalotia palmarum | |
| Taches brunes (brown leaf spot) | Mycosphaerella tassiana Cladosporium herbarum [anamorph] | |
| Terminal bud rot | Ceratocystis paradoxa Chalara paradoxa [anamorph] | |
| Wilt of fruit bunches | Fusarium moniliforme | |
| Nematodes, parasitic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Root knot | Meloidogyne arenaria Meloidogyne hapla Meloidogyne incognita Meloidogyne javanica | |
| Root lesion | Pratylenchus penetrans | |
| Insect pests | ||
|---|---|---|
| hole excavation | Rhynchophorus ferrugineus[2] [3] | |
| seed eating | Coccotrypes dactyliperda | |
| sap sucking, sooty mould formation | Ommatissus lybicus (the "Dubas bug") | |