Q&A - Will I have fire blight again this year?
Question:
If I have fire blight on my pear trees last year, would it return this year? What can I do to prevent it?
Answer:
If you had fire blight last year and it is a rainy spring it is very likely the fire blight will return this year. Retired UT Extension agent Mike Dennison gives the treatment that is necessary to combat the blight: Dormant oil plus copper then later several application of Streptomycin.
Mike Dennison was referring to the UT Extension publication: Disease and Insect Control in Home Fruit Plantings.
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If I have fire blight on my pear trees last year, would it return this year? What can I do to prevent it?
Answer:
If you had fire blight last year and it is a rainy spring it is very likely the fire blight will return this year. Retired UT Extension agent Mike Dennison gives the treatment that is necessary to combat the blight: Dormant oil plus copper then later several application of Streptomycin.
Mike Dennison was referring to the UT Extension publication: Disease and Insect Control in Home Fruit Plantings.
Related Video:
Fire Blight
I have fire blight on my loquat tree
I have fire blight on my loquat tree
Related Resources:
Fire Blight
Fire Blight of Fruit Trees
Fireblight: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
March 13, 2021