Garlic

Bulb mites (usually Rhizoglyphus spp) are a problem of garlic that easily go unrecognized. Usually growers notice a general yellowing of their garlic plants with the tips of leaves often turning brown (fig 1). If you examine the bulb it can have feeding marks on the outside of the bulb (fig. 2) or the basal plate can separate easily from the bulb (fig. 3).

White lines or trails in leaves are a symptom of leafminers.

White rot is a destructive disease of onions and garlic.