Names
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Pear psylla eggs
Identification tip: Tiny, elongated, yellowish
eggs, laid on or near fruit spurs or on underside of leaf
next to midrib. |
Pear psylla nymph
Identification tip: Nymphs yellow bodied and
encased in honeydew. |
Twospotted spider mite adult
Identification tip: Greenish to yellow globe-shaped
bodies with conspicuous dark spots. |
Pear rust mite
Identification tip: Tiny, tan, wedge-shaped bodies,
with the wider end at the head. |
Pearleaf
blister mite
Identification tip: Tiny with white, long, slender,
and striated body; located inside leaf blister. Immature
forms resemble adults but smaller.
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Pearleaf blister mite damage
Identification tip: Leaf blisters 1/8 to 1/4 inch
across, first red and later black. |
Pear slug larva
Identification tip: Sluglike larva with blackish slimy
coating. |
Codling moth damage
Identification tip: Two types of damage: stings—larva
bores short distance into flesh; deep entries—larva
bores to core and feeds in seed cavity.
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European red mite adult
Identification tip: Dark red with white spots at the
base of 6 to 8 hairs on back. |
Pear scab
Identification tip: Velvety, dark olive-to-black spots
on leaves. (Later, leaf puckers, twists and eventually tears.)
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