Pest Links: Fire Blight

Fire Blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is a common and frequently destructive bacterial disease of pome fruit trees and related plants. Pear and quince trees are extremely susceptible. Apple, crabapple, and Pyracantha species are also frequently damaged. Fire blight infections can destroy limbs and even entire shrubs or trees.

Fire Blight — from the University of California Statewide IPM Program

WSU Extension Presents:
Fire Blight Management In the Pacific Northwest

Fire Blight pages from Michigan State University Extension

from the Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center at West Virginia University:

• Fire Blight - Erwinia amylovora
• The Biology and Epidemiology of Fire Blight