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Raspberry Disorder: Fire Blight

Author(s): M.F. Heimann, S.N. Jeffers

A serious disease of apple and pear trees in the Midwest, fire blight also affects many other members of the rose family, including raspberry. Although still relatively rare on raspberries, this disease has become increasingly common on certain red raspberry cultivars in Wisconsin. Find out hot to spot, prevent, and control this disorder in your raspberry patch.

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