go back Fruit distortion and russetting due to early season damage by pear leaf blister mite

 

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Pear leaf blister mites overwinter in the buds of pear trees. Their feeding in the buds in spring, including the expanding flower buds, results in blisters (galls) on the leaves, and in russetting and distortion of the developing fruits.

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