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Fire Blight Management- Tips for Using Blossom Protect

Written by Tianna DuPont, WSU Extension, Tree Fruit Specialist. April 10, 2017.

With the large number of fire blight infections last year plan as if fire blight is in your neighborhood this year. Time will tell in the next week or so if conditions will be favorable during bloom. But I think this year it is important to be prepared for high pressure. Using biologicals as part of your integrated program for conventional or organic is an important tool to help reduce the build up of the pathogen in flowers. Consider using Blossom Protect (Aureobasidium pullulans, yeast) or Bloomtime biological (less russet risk). When using Blossom Protect make sure to:

Tips for use of Blossom Protect

For details on Fire Blight Management

Tianna DuPontTianna DuPont,

Tree Fruit Extension Specialist

(509) 663-8181 ext 211

(509) 713-5346

 

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