Fire blight is a serious bacterial disease caused by Erwinia amylovora that affects various fruit trees, particularly apples and pears. This disease poses significant challenges to fruit ...

A new bactericidal mode of action has picked up approval for control of fire blight in apple and pear crops. U.S. ag chem firm Arysta LifeScience last week launched Kasumin bactericide in Canada, and ...

Apples can be pestered by many insects and diseases, but pears are relatively trouble-free. Pear trees can be grown organically simply because they don't require any sprays to keep them healthy and ...

Apple trees are commonly affected by fire blight, apple scab, fruit rots, rusts, and powdery mildew. Fire blight is a common problem in pears. Stone fruits are affected by peach leaf curl, bacterial ...

Brown leaves hang downward. Often, they cling to the blighted twig through the growing season and remain attached to the tree into winter. Fire blight causes the most damage when spring or summer ...

However, severe thunderstorms and hail can lead to an outbreak of fire blight. Fire blight affects primarily the rose family of trees and shrubs. Common members of this family include apple and crab ...

If there's a pretty white-flowering tree in front of your house in spring, chances are it's Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana), ...

Currently, most popular pear varieties consumed worldwide are susceptible to fire blight, a disease that can kill tree limbs or entire pear trees. Harovin Sundown is tolerant to fire blight. Harovin ...

2007). Additionally, pear trees in Sacramento, Lake and Mendocino counties (primary growing regions) have a greater survival rate if located near cool water because it decreases the incidence of fire ...