deformed pears - Ask Extension
All the tens of pears on our Luscious tree were deformed this year - see photo. We're in Brookfield. The tree was not sprayed this year. It's about 10...
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deformed pears #773400
Asked September 28, 2021, 11:47 AM EDT
All the tens of pears on our Luscious tree were deformed this year - see photo. We're in Brookfield. The tree was not sprayed this year. It's about 10 years old and
never previously produced much fruit and I don't recall the pears that it did
yield being deformed. I performed a quick Google search and it appears that
the cause could be one of many, including various pests or virus. Any advice
or insight would be appreciated. In case it would help also attached is a photo of the tree from May 2021.
Orange County Vermont
Expert Response
The deformity in your pears is likely due to stings of various plant bugs such as tarnished plant bug, perhaps stink bugs, etc. Here is more info on this very common pest and some management options: https://extension.unh.edu/sites/default/files/migrated_unmanaged_files/Resource000555_Rep577.pdf
Ann Hazelrigg
Plant Diagnostic CLinic