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  • From: mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] ID for Disease on Flemish Beauty pears
  • Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:15:08 -0500

I have a neglect apple orchard very nearby. Does apple scab cross
over to pears or are they separate organisms?

The Flemish Beauty trees I have are just starting to look good (other
than being infested with scab) after 10 years. I sure would hate to
cut them out...

~mIEKAL



On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Alan Haigh <alandhaigh@gmail.com> wrote:
> Pear scab cannot be controlled nearly as easily as apple scab, which I can
> usually keep in check with as few as 2 myclobutanil applications.  Myclo is
> not affective against PS and neither is Captan.  For pears I use Flint
> although mancozeb is cheaper and also affective but has some of label
> restrictions.  It can take me as many as 5 aps to control it.  Home growers
> should stay away from susceptible varieties and I think many do by growing
> Bartlett.  The Harrow series including Harrow Sweet (my favorite, as of
> today) tend to be resistant as well and are bred for cold winters.




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