Apples, pears, crabapples and even some ornamentals are infected by fire blight, a destructive bacterial disease. Fire blight damage is noticeable when infected leaves suddenly turn brown, as if ...

A bacteria called fire blight seems to be nailing Bradford pears and loquats this spring. Fire blight attacks plants in the Rosaceae family which include apples, plum, cherries, hawthorn, photinia, ...

Q: I have an apple tree that has some curled leaves and also has several limbs that have died back. The new growth at the ends of the limb are almost black in color. A: This sounds like your tree has ...

A highly contagious disease that can wipe out an apple orchard threatens Connecticut’s fruit crop. But there’s help on the way. Fire blight, a bacteria that gets into the apple tree as it is flowering ...

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Srdjan Acimovic lopped off a tree branch loaded with Bartlett pears and told growers and researchers it was painful but necessary. “This hurts you, right? You’re throwing away ...

TO OUR READERS: Dig It is a weekly column produced by the master gardeners of Colorado State University Extension in El Paso County.Question: Last year, I noticed some branches on my apple and ...

Fire blight is a devastating disease of apple, pear and quince caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Erwinia amylovora. This damaging disease can be prevented with the antibiotic streptomycin, but, as ...

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are reliable compounds to develop strategies for integrated plant disease management. These peptides can act directly against the pathogens and/or induce plant defense ...

Apr. 17—MOSES LAKE — Frank Zhao, a professor of plant pathology at Washington State University, spoke at the April 4 Fire Blight Webinar hosted by Michigan State University, providing an update on ...

As the old English proverb goes, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” It’s long been known that apples offer multiple health benefits. Rich in fiber and antioxidants, they are linked to a lower ...