Show pear blight confronts in autumn leaves that full fall to full fall in autumn will be the assur atice that pear blight confronts him in tile wt worst recurrence of the bacterial disease since 1014 the new epidemic Is strongest in the eastern half of the united states but extends from coast to coast says dr M B walte prin capal pathologist of the bureau of plant industry united states department of agriculture it is the queer retention of dead leaves by which farmers and orchard ests will spot di diseased eased branches and twigs in their cleanup clean up work the disease also attacks apple trees and quinces the best control methods are cutting off and burning the diseased branches and cutting out affected areas in the bark of limbs and trunks care should be taken that all tools and tile the wounds made by them be infected disinfected dis by a solution of corrosive sublimate to prevent spread of the disease |