Secondary Symptoms - Fruit- anthracnose usually only occurs on fruits that have been injured by other agents; such as sunburn; chemical burn; pest damage; bruising; or extended storage periods. The lesions are brown to black spots of 1.5 mm or greater diameter. The decay is usually firm and dry but if deep enough; it can soften the fruit. If keptunder humid conditions; the spore masses are pink to salmon. But if kept dry; the spores appear brown to black.