East Bay Times11h
Here’s why December is National Pear Month
Pear trees are highly susceptible to a bacterial disease called fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora. There ...
Mercury News11h
Restaurants, Food and Drink
Pear trees are highly susceptible to a bacterial disease called fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora. There ...
Nature17d
Fire-blight of Pear in England
THE presence of fire-blight of pear, an extremely destructive bacterial disease caused by Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al., has recently been confirmed in England. This represents the ...
University of Delaware2y
Home Orchard Production – Apple, Pear, and Stone Fruit Disease Management
Stone fruits are affected by peach leaf curl, bacterial spot, brown rot, scab, and leaf spot. Left: Fire Blight on Pear, Right: Peach Leaf Curl, Images by N. Gregory Left: Bacterial Leaf Spot on Peach ...
Magnolia Reporter13d
Think twice before planting invasive Callery (Bradford) pear trees
It may look pretty in bloom, but don’t be fooled—its blossoms stink, and so does its invasive ways!