Content
- Pests on the pear tree - What you can do about it!
- Pests that are commonly found on pear trees
- codling moth
- Birnengallmücke
- Pear borer
- Pear sucker
- voles
- Tips & Tricks
Pests on the pear tree - What you can do about it!
As with all fruit trees, a whole range of pests also cause problems for the pear tree. How to identify what harmful gardeners you are dealing with and what you can do about it.
Pests that are commonly found on pear trees
Pests prevent pear crops and often damage the whole tree. The most common species include:
codling moth
Despite its name, this pest also likes to make pears. It flies in the period from May to September and lays its eggs on fruits and leaves. The larvae hatch within two weeks and eat their fruits. These fall off after a short time.
Wrap the stem of the pear tree with folded corrugated cardboard. The larvae find shelter in it and can be easily collected and destroyed.
Birnengallmücke
Pear gull mosquitoes emerge in April. They lay their eggs in the pear blossom. The larvae eat themselves into the fruit. This turns color, turns black and falls off.
As soon as you discover black fruits on the tree, pick them up immediately and pick up fallen fruit. Dispose of them with household waste.
Pear borer
The pear beetle lays its eggs in the bark of trunk and branches. The larvae eat their way through the bark, causing it to break and form scurfy spots. The feeders are easy to see when lifting pieces of bark.
Cut out affected areas generously. A fight, which is harmless to fruits and insects, does not exist so far.
Pear sucker
Pear-leaf suckers are gray aphids that drain and cripple the leaves. A clear sign is a sticky, sweet layer that forms on the leaves.
Remove all affected leaves from the tree or ground. Flower bugs are enemies of the aphids, they can be a valuable help in the fight.
voles
They eat the roots of the pear tree and damage it so sustainably.
Expel the voles by traps or baits.
Tips & Tricks
Do not immediately attack chemical agents when dealing with pests. Sometimes simple collection helps. Plant buds are easy to produce and use to control pests and diseases.