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More Pest Problems: Pigeon-Pecked Pears

What’s an orchardist to do? It’s been a lean year for pears, not helped at all by the pointy beaks of the local wildlife.

Published October 17, 2021
Categorised as Orchard P&D Tagged orchard pests, parakeet, pear, pigeon

Mother-loving Moths and Bastard Bloody Pigeons

I’m seeing a lot of fruit-damage this year, both the classic damage caused by of codling moth larvae and beak-wounds from feathery foes.

Published July 30, 2021
Categorised as Feature Articles, Orchard P&D Tagged codling moth, orchard pests, organic control, pest control, pigeon, winter moth
  1. Darren T on Dealing With Pear Midge Problems the Organic WayJune 2, 2023

    I'm sorry Ruth, but I don't have much experience with spraying, so I wouldn't know what to advise there. I…

  2. Ruth Loomis on Dealing With Pear Midge Problems the Organic WayJune 1, 2023

    I have severe pear leaf curl destroying leaves on 1/2 of one tree and starting to spread to neighbor trees.…

  3. Darren T on Gallery: Lifecycle of an Apple, From Bud to Blossom to FruitMay 29, 2023

    Hi Camille - Well, blossom rates in apple trees are determined by a wide variety of factors, so it can…

  4. Camille on Gallery: Lifecycle of an Apple, From Bud to Blossom to FruitMay 28, 2023

    Hi, Darren ~ I live in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan, not far from Lake Michigan, which tempers our…

  5. Ed on A Frost-Pruned Fig Tree, and What Happened NextMay 24, 2023

    I suspect that this giant of a tree will have to be cut down substantially in the next couple weeks…

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