Fire Blight Alert for Apple and Pear and Time for First Apogee for Shoot Blight Phase of Fireblight

 Also do not forget that the next rain event will probably be a scab event as we have not had a good event in North Jersey yet.

by Mike Fargione, Cornell with Win Cowgill, Rutgers/NJAES

Fire blight Control on Newly Planted Apple Trees

Resistant fire-blight has previously been found in CA, OR, WA, MO, MI and Western NY.

       Source- Dr. Rosenberger, Extension Plant Pathologist, via Mike Fargione,
Extension Educator, Cornell- Tree Fruit Grower Alert Message 4/30
Edits for NJ by Win Cowgill