[1] It also causes the disease postbloom fruit drop on many varieties of citrus, especially Valencia and navel oranges in Florida.

The pathogen causes black spot of fruit, but can also be seen attacking the plant at its crowns, roots and leaves.

Lesions on the stem can appear dark colored, oval shaped, and possibly have immersed spots located on petioles and runners.

[6] For instance, in weather with high humidity, orange colored spores appear on the hosts' lesions.

In 1957 Josef Adolf von Arx synonymized about 600 fungal species names as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.

[9] In 1965 C. gloeosporioides strains that had acute conidia and slower growth were renamed as Colletotrichum acutatum.

[11] For this reason, local researchers have been investigating the application of this fungus as a means of biological control.

[6] Crop rotation, as well as the removal of weeds is also helpful in reducing the pathogen in the soil.

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