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When pruning out raspberry horntail, look at the pith for indication of frass (right), and keep pruning until it is white (left).

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Raspberry horntail feeding causes the tops of canes to wilt and foliage to dry.

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Codling moth entries at calyx end (left) and on the side (right), showing copious frass.

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Prune out fire blight infections to healthy wood, as far as 14 inches from visible symptoms, if possible.

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Coryneum blight symptoms on apricot foliage (left) and new fruits (right).

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Woolly apple aphids can overwinter on the bark at old wounds like pruning cuts. They start multiplying in spring.

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Apple powdery mildew is most often found on newer foliage which is covered in spores and mycelium.

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All the small spots on this leaf are brown mites. They are a cool-season mite that cause leaf stippling and overwinter on the bark as eggs.