If you find sticky, amber-colored droplets on your pear tree, your tree could be infected with fire pear blight, a bacterial disease caused by Erwinia amylovora. Unfortunately, this pathogen can ...

It's the late 1940s. World War II has ended, the Baby Boom is in full swing, and incomes are rising, making first-time homeownership possible for many. Cars are being marketed to the masses, so ...

The Bradford pear after an ice storm. The best treatment for these ornamental trees? Eradicate them. The trees are spreading and killing much-needed native species. Johnson County Extension Once the ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — Dowen Jocson is using vibrations to disrupt pear psylla pests as they attempt to mate. The insects, which damage pear trees by sucking their sap and destroying their leaves, ...

As you drive around town this time of year, one of the first trees to bloom is the Bradford, or Callery, pear tree. They are covered in big white flowers and, with nothing else blooming yet, you can ...