Pear fire is considered to be one of the world's most harmful diseases on apples and pears

Pear fire is considered to be one of the world's most harmful diseases on apples and pears. Outbreaks of pear fire in many countries have great economic significance in fruit production, in addition to the disease destroying ornamental shrubs and trees in parks and green areas. There are no effective chemical remedies for bulb fire. Last summer, the bacterium was first detected in commercial fruit production in Norway. All the apple varieties that were planted in this orchard had clear symptoms of pear fire. Fruit trees were imported from the Netherlands and planted in 2019 and 2020. The import can not be ruled out as a route of spread, but there are many indications that the infection has come from infected plants in the immediate area, writes Nibio. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority observed significant infection of pear fire in bulk medlar and crack medlar in the area around the orchard in question. The nearest specimens were only 200 meters from the production area. So far ...