Pear Psylla
Cacopsylla pyricola
Pear's primary pest, sucking sap and producing honeydew that supports sooty mold.
Biology and lifecycle
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Signs to watch for
- Sticky honeydew on leaves
- Sooty mold growth on fruit and foliage
- Leaf curling and yellowing
Controls
- Dormant oil applications
- Encouraging natural predators (lacewings, anthocorid bugs)
- Kaolin clay sprays
- Targeted insecticide at first generation