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The 2000 Fireblight Epidemic in Southwest Michigan
... tree death. In 2000, large blocks of these varieties suffered with severe fire blight. Streptomycin-resistant fire blight was found in Van Buren County in 1990 and resistance had spread countywide by ... such as Golden Delicious that do not normally get fireblight and were not sprayed. Fireblight strikes could also be found on varieties that are normally very resistant such as Empire, McIntosh ...
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Fire Blight Pruning
... blight in the early spring. I very seldom see anything until after bloom when fire blight explodes in an orchard. Often the fire blight strikes are localized in several areas in an orchard. If I get to the orchard early enough, when the symptoms are just starting, I almost always find shoot blight ... fire blight strikes. Many of the new varieties are very susceptible to fire blight and ...
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Fighting Fire blight
... Some apple varieties are more susceptible to fire blight than others. The first symptoms of fire blight are blossom blight strikes in young fruit. The shoot blight phase which follows is usually the one growers notice and is the phase where growers ask if they should prune out the strikes ...
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Fire Blight Symptoms
... Overwintering Cankers Blossom Blight Spur Blight Shoot Blight , from blossom infection, from overwintering cankers Mid season symptoms and photos Fire Blight Orchard Photos Rootstock Blight Fire Blight on Fruit Overwintering ... confirmation that the trees had rootstock blight. The central leader of this tree had been killed by fire blight and there were fire blight strikes on the lower limbs. ...
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July 2000 Report on 2000 Fireblight Epidemic in Southwest Michigan
... tree death. In 2000, large blocks of these varieties suffered with severe fire blight. Streptomycin-resistant fire blight was found in Van Buren County in 1990 and resistance had spread countywide by ... such as Golden Delicious that do not normally get fireblight and were not sprayed. Fireblight strikes could also be found on varieties that are normally very resistant such as Empire, McIntosh ...
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Mummyberry in Michigan Blueberries
... in Michigan are more concerned about the loss of fruit from fruit infections. Symptoms Shoot blight is the first symptom seen after dormancy has broken Blighted shoots are the result of ... most growers do not factor this loss in unless there is a lot of shoot strikes in a field. Conidiospores form on the blighted shoots. These conidiospores infect the blossoms as ...
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Managing Fireblight in Southwest Michigan Apple Orchards
... strikes when the weather in dry and don't go out until the dew has dried." Pruning out infected shoots to limit the spread of shoot blight ... blight from large trees. To be effective in limited spread, prune out strikes ...
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May 21, 2001 - SW Fruit Conditions
... of crop in the lower portion of the tree. No shoot strikes have been reported from Oriental fruit moth. Tarnished plant bug has ... wilted leaves on girdled limbs. This week we are finding blossom blight and discolored spurs with no apparent bloom near last year's ... by aerial spread from old cankers in the vicinity. Blossom blight symptoms should be apparent now from infections that occurred before May ...
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June 4, 2001 - SW Fruit Conditions
... begun and some growers have started thinning. Only a few shoot strikes and flagging have been reported from oriental fruit moth. Tarnished ... we found were associated with last year's cankers. Blossom blight symptoms from the May 10 fireblight infection were found June 4. These are the first blossom blight symptoms of the season. Trees affected with rootstock blight are easy to recognize. They are ...
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June 10, 2001 - SW Fruit IPM Report & Fruit Condition
... on susceptible varieties. Peach fruits are 1 inch in diameter. Growers are thinning. Few shoot strikes and flagging from oriental fruit moth have been reported. Tarnished plant bugs are scarce. ... the same time. Shoot blight symptoms are associated with blossom blight and will occur in orchards after blossom blight symptoms. Where there is little blossom blight cutting out shoot blight as soon as it ...
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