[Apple-Crop] Problem with pear trees

[Kushad, Mosbah M]

Do you see a lot of russeted fruits with dark spots? PP nymphs produce the honeydew that drips on the fruit surface causing the russet..  Washington State University has a very nice factsheet.. Here is the link..  http://jenny.tfrec.wsu.edu/opm/displaySpecies.php?pn=120..
Mosbah Kushad, University of Illinois …

From: apple-crop [mailto:apple-crop-bounces at virtualorchard.com] On Behalf Of Mohamed Merigh
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2017 3:36 PM
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Subject: [Apple-Crop] Problem with pear trees

Hello from the Atlas Mountains in Morocco,

I hope somebody on the list can help me find the reason our two-year pear trees produce a honey-like sticky substance.

I was told it is pear psyllia, but I do not see any insects on the trees.

Somebody else suspected gummosis.  I am familiar with gummosis on cherry trees, but the sap we see on the pear trees is less viscous, and forms only a thin layer that drips on leaves.

Thanks for your help,
Mo
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