fire blight

What is Fire Blight, and why is it such a concern for local apple and pear growers? Washington State University's Tianna Dupont gives us the background on this bacterial disease, and the impact it can have on the tree fruit industry.

Washington State University Tree Fruit Extension specialist Tianna Dupont recaps the recent 4th International Symposium of Fire Blight.

Washington State University is warning pear and apple growers to watch for fire blight.  WSU's Tianna Dupont explains what growers need to watch for, and steps they need to take.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsqu...

Oregon State University’s Ken Johnson, Professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences will participate in a webinar Wednesday, focused on the effective use of non-antibiotic controls and biopesticides for Fire Blight control.  Wednesday’s event is part of a national research project on Fire Blight involving Oregon, Washington, California, Michigan, North Carolina and New York.   This week’s ...

With a buildup of fire blight in orchards across the region, Washington State University said there are several options from which orchardists can select. WSU Extension Specialist, Tianna DuPont, said growers need to manage based on risk. She not ...

RDO will host an Orchard Sprayer Clinic in Sunnyside Wednesday.  This Spanish speaking event will allow those who need Washington credits for the upcoming season to earn them.  Erin Hightower with RDO said Wednesday’s Clinic starts at 1 p.m. with a guest...

Researchers have come together in an effort to improve fire blight disease management.  Washington State University announced the research team Tuesday, which includes plant pathologists, horticulturists, and economists.  The goal is to develop region-specific and sustainable best management potions for blossom blight and shoot blight; as well sat the overall economic impact of the diseases.  The

Research at WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center near Wenatchee is focused on bacteria that can wipe out an entire Northwest apple orchard in a single season.  Fire Blight was named for the crooked, blackened branches it leaves behind.  Gr...

The state of Washington appears to be under attack by Fire Blight.  This year’s fire blight outbreak is extensive from Okanogan County all the way into Walla Walla County.   The state Department of Ecology said if your orchard has fire blight you can burn under the orchard pruning’s exemption for disease, if you have a moderate amount of fire blight.  However, if this ye...

Some Inland Northwest orchardists have begun to discover fire blight in their trees and are trying to understand why and what to do.   Tianna Dupont with WSU’s Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center said these infections are on their own schedule.   “...