Saturday, July 2, 2016

diseased pears

these are the parker pears. i think they have pear scab, also called black spot. its a fungus.
.7-14-16 215

.7-14-16 217

its on the leaves too
.7-14-16 216

.7-14-16 220

.7-14-16 221

the fungal spores kinda rub off. they dont rub AWAY, but it turns my fingers brown.
.7-14-16 218

humid conditions make it worse, and we've had a very rainy spring and summer. (ended up being the wettest year on record)
.7-14-16 219

these are the luscious pears. i think they have pear psylla. its a tiny bug that turns the skin into brown russetting.
.7-14-16 222

.7-14-16 223

theres some of the russeting from pear psylia on the parker pears too
.7-14-16 224

summercrisp are looking good
.7-14-16 225

.7-14-16 227

patten are looking good
.7-14-16 226

.7-14-16 228

No comments:

Post a Comment