What causes spots on apple tree leaves, or lesions on fruits? Learn about apple scab disease and how to treat it and prevent it.

Apple scab can progress to the leaf petioles and fruit pedicels, causing early leaf and fruit drop. Apple scab becomes more visible as the tree’s canopy thins in mid-to late summer.

Master Gardener Sue Morris: Rains made apple scab infections worse in Minnesota To lessen problem next year, remove or mow apple leaves to make it easier for microbes to break the leaves down. And ...

Apple scab caused by the fungus Venturia inaequalis is economically the most destructive disease in apple production worldwide. Apple scab control requires multiple applications of fungicides ...

1: It’s better for commercial growers and homeowners because they don’t need to spray to treat apple scab. 2: It’s better for eaters of the apples who don’t have to consume any residual ...

When bacteria get beneath a scab, the wound can become infected. Learn about how to tell if a wound is infected, what to do, and when to contact a doctor here.

A new wheat variety released by Oklahoma State University will help eastern and northern Oklahoma farmers combat the small grain fungal disease fusarium head blight, also known as head scab.

Don Kinzler examines an ornamental crab tree along University Drive in South Fargo on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The tree lost most of its leaves in mid-summer due to apple scab disease and sent out ...

Beyond the treatment options listed for each condition above, there are some general tips and methods to treat scabs on your scalp. If an isolated scab forms, you can try an over-the-counter ...

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

Purdue Landscape Report: Recently a homeowner in Hamilton County posted on the Indiana Native Plant Society Facebook page with concerns about aphids, mites, and apple scab in her maple and oak trees.