Disease on crop
bacterialFire Blight on pear
Erwinia amylovora
Devastating bacterial disease that can kill trees rapidly. Most severe in warm wet springs.
- Disease
- Fire Blight
- Pathogen type
- Bacterial
- Crop
- Pear
- Scientific name
- Erwinia amylovora
Fire Blight on pear
Detailed guidance for this section is being prepared. Check back soon.
Symptoms on pear
- ▸ Wilted shoots with characteristic shepherd's crook
- ▸ Blackened blossoms and twigs
- ▸ Cankers on branches with bacterial ooze
IPM controls
- ✓ Plant resistant varieties (Liberty, Enterprise for apple; Magness, Moonglow for pear)
- ✓ Streptomycin during bloom (commercial only)
- ✓ Prompt pruning of strikes back to healthy wood
- ✓ Disinfect tools between cuts
Resistant varieties
Liberty Enterprise Magness Moonglow Kieffer
Other crops affected by fire blight
Related