The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface ...

These diseases have life cycles that require two different host plants to survive. Cedar apple ... quince rust affects many plants in the rose family, including apples, crabapples, pears ...

Researchers have found the stripe rust fungus in research fields on the Palouse, and encourage farmers to apply fungicide if they’ve planted or plan to plant susceptible to moderately ...

During the 1950s, about 40 drugs from bacterial and fungal origins were tested to control phytopathologies (10), the primary targets of the antibiotics being some bacterial diseases in vegetables and ...

Q: Last year I learned I had rust on my serviceberry and hawthorn trees. What do I look for this year to prevent that? A: It’s hard to prevent rust infections on vulnerable plants unless you ...

For apple and pear trees, this also brings with it the added advantage ... This helps to prevent fungal diseases like cedar apple rust which are notorious for impacting fruit yields and weakening ...

In cooler conditions, you see growth of 3-4 mm each week, and the trees look happy,” says Calla du Toit, Tru-Cape’s procurement manager and an apple and pear producer of the Witzenberg Valley.

Bare rooted pears can be ... that vegetable and fruit farmers in Uganda can make a reasonable profit from their crops, if the harvest is not affected by pests, diseases or bad weather.

The decay is caused by a fungus that attacks the tree's bark, with apple and pear trees being the most common hosts. If not addressed, canker can kill a tree in a single season and spread to others.