▁st raw berry ▁sap ▁be et les , ▁st raw berry ▁crown ▁moth , ▁mit es , ▁a ph ids , ▁and ▁others . ▁The ▁c ater p ill ars ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁species ▁of ▁Le pid optera ▁feed ▁on ▁st raw berry ▁plants . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁Ghost ▁moth ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁p est ▁of ▁the ▁st raw berry ▁plant . ▁ ▁The ▁st raw berry ▁a ph id , ▁Cha et osi phon ▁frag a ef ol ii , ▁is ▁a ▁bug ▁species ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( A rizona ), ▁Argentina ▁and ▁Chile . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁vector ▁of ▁the ▁st raw berry ▁m ild ▁yellow - edge ▁virus . ▁ ▁The ▁amounts ▁of ▁p estic ides ▁required ▁for ▁industrial ▁production ▁of ▁st raw ber ries ▁( ▁in ▁California ▁per ▁a cre ) ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁st raw berry ▁leading ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁E W G ' s ▁" Dir ty ▁Do zen " ▁of ▁p estic ide - cont amin ated ▁produce . ▁ ▁D ise ases ▁▁ ▁St raw berry ▁plants ▁can ▁fall ▁victim ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁dise ases , ▁especially ▁when ▁subject ed ▁to ▁stress . ▁The ▁leaves ▁may ▁be ▁inf ected ▁by ▁pow der y ▁mil de w , ▁leaf ▁spot ▁( ca used ▁by ▁the ▁fung us ▁S pha er ella ▁frag aria e ), ▁leaf ▁bl ight ▁( ca used ▁by ▁the ▁fung us ▁Ph om opsis ▁obsc ur ans ), ▁and ▁by ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sl