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Insects, pests and enemies

  • Pear psylla- Similar to aphids, sucks saps from stem/leaf/fruit- Apply Roger or Malathion

Pear Psylla Integrated Pest Management | WSU Tree Fruit | Washington State  University

  • Pear thrips- Brown insect with wing, sucks saps from stem- Apply insecticides

Pear Thrips | Vermont Invasives

  • Mites- (Red spider)- More prominent in dry and hot condition, apply insecticides (Roger or Malathion)

Pear-Eriophyid mite | Pacific Northwest Pest Management Handbooks

  • Birds- Crow etc
  • Decline- Attacks to grafted plants, due to poor compatibility between rootstocks and scion, Casual organism- Mycoplasm and disseminates by pear psylla, Use resistance vars, use old home between as interstock between Quins rootstocks and Bartlet scion
  • Fire blight- new leaves/flower dies, appearance like canker, Do not apply N and apply Streptomycin sulfate

Fire blight - Wikipedia

 

  • Scab-Due to fungus, seems black spot-on fruit and leaf, causes fruit drop, Apply sulfate

Pear scab | Pome fruits | Fruit and nut diseases | Plant diseases |  Biosecurity | Agriculture Victoria

  • Black end- black spot at the end of the fruit, No satisfactory measure

How To Control Pear Black Rot – Symptoms Of Pears With Black Rot Disease |  Gardening Know How

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