Apple scab, caused by the fungal pathogen Venturia inaequalis, remains one of the most significant challenges to apple production globally. Intensive research has elucidated the complex interplay ...

Rainy periods in May and June favor development of apple scab and rainy, high-humidity summers make it worse. Good sanitation is important for control.

Pears have many of the same or similar insects and diseases that affect them, although diseases such as pear scab are caused by a different fungal species than the one that causes apple scab. Many ...

Many of the control methods for apple and pear scab are also very similar. Mowing or removing the leaves and applying targeted fungicides before a period of rain can be effective.

Apple and crab apple aficionados have probably noticed the crop looks pretty crappy this year. That's largely due to a wet spring and growing season.

The Honeycrisp (Malus domestica 'Honeycrisp') is an apple cultivar developed at the University of Minnesota and released in 1991. Rains in Minnesota made apple scab worse this year in some regions ...

Apple growers are finding that apple scab, a disease that makes apples unfit for consumption, is becoming increasingly resistant to pesticides.

Ask a Master Gardener: Scab hits Northland crab apple trees The wet spring and early summer were the perfect conditions for the fungus.

Apple and crab apple aficionados have probably noticed the crop looks pretty crappy this year. That's largely due to a wet spring and growing season.