Fire blight stalks fruit trees in El Bierzo, Spain and puts the pear harvest in check

Published 2021년 9월 1일

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The Bierzo Notification Station has issued a warning for bacterial fire in fruit trees, particularly pear and quince trees, due to the bacterium Erwinia amylovora. This disease can kill trees quickly and is favored by mild temperatures and humidity. The station recommends cutting down, uprooting, and burning diseased trees, and applying copper treatment. Fruit growers are advised to check their plantations regularly and use other authorized products like Bacillus subtilis, Fosetil-Al, and Laminarin. The station also suggests waiting a week between treatments, with a lower risk if Fosetyl-Al is used first.

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This disease is capable of killing a tree in a few weeks The Bierzo Notification Station, belonging to the Territorial Service of Agriculture and Livestock of the Junta de Castilla y León, has issued this Wednesday the warning for bacterial fire in fruit trees in the region. Fire blight will especially affect pear and quinces, but also apple trees. The Warning Station explains that this serious disease of fruit trees is caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, whose development is favored by mild temperatures and humidity. This disease is capable of killing a tree in a few weeks. “Cutting, uprooting and burning diseased trees is the only effective control measure. Maintaining healthy fruit plantations is everyone's job, and it is also an obligation, in order to minimize the spread of the disease in our region ”, they underline. So, in this situation, these are the recommended treatments: 1. Apply a copper treatment as soon as possible. Use a copper authorized in postharvest and ...

Source: Infobierzo