The case in summary: Pear blight is a disease that can destroy apple and fruit trees, and bulk mesquite is a common host plant for the disease in Norway. The disease is spread by wind, rain, insects, travelers and infected plant material. Pear blight is not dangerous for humans, animals or insects, but can destroy fruit production. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy have collaborated to map, prevent and limit pear fire through “Action pear fire”. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority encourages people to report if they have bulk mesentery in their garden. Pear fire was discovered in Norway for the first time at a fruit producer in 2020, who had to remove all the apple trees. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Johan Ribe and Jan Ole Benestveit remove the garden shrub bulk mespel at Gvarv in Midt-Telemark on behalf of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. – We deal with all the gardens and check if we can find him, says Ribe. The garden bush with the dented leaves was popular in gardens until 1986. Then “bulk fire” was detected on the bush. Therefore, it was forbidden to plant and sell. Pear fire can spread to apple and pear trees, which die. Tone Gislerud of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority is standing by a bulk mess at Gvarv. The contractors Jan Ole Benestveit and Johan Ribe will remove bulk mespel for several weeks in Midt-Telemark this autumn. Photo: Håkon Lie / news Trying to eradicate the plant For many years, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority has been removing bulk elixir along the coast from Agder to Western Norway to try to eradicate it, says senior inspector Knut Espevig in the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. The purpose of removing the bush is to prevent fruit production from being affected. In this area, bulb fire has also been found on bulk medlar, of which there is a lot, but also other medlar plants. – The disease is spreading, especially along the coast, says Espevig. Bunch mistletoe often has red berries and dented leaves. Photo: The Norwegian Food Safety Authority The disease spreads quickly This year, 11 new municipalities in Telemark, Vestfold and Buskerud have joined a preventive zone against the disease. Midt-Telemark is the first to remove bulk mespel. It was Bø Blad who mentioned the clean-up operation first. – Preventing bulb fire is an important task. Pear blight, which is called fireblight in English, spreads very quickly in an orchard, if there is an infection present, says specialist adviser Tone Gislerud in the Norwegian Food Safety Authority in region aust. – We find bulk mistletoe and get tips from the public, says Johan Ribe (left), who removes this tiny bulk mistletoe in Midt-Telemark with Jan Ole Benestveit. Photo: Håkon Lie / news If you want to know who he is, Gislerud asks people to tell the Norwegian Food Safety Authority if they have lumpy mistletoe in their garden in Midt-Telemark. Then the cleaning operation goes faster. But she also encourages other garden owners in the country to contact the Norwegian Food Safety Authority if they have such a bush. She also asks hikers who see him in the woods and fields to tell him. – Take a picture of what you think should be registered, she says. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority can then register the occurrence to find out who he is. Pear blight Pear blight is caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora and is the most damaging disease of apple and pear trees in the world. The bacterium kills flowers, bark, shoots and stems. The most common host plants for the disease in Norway are knotweed and willow mistletoe. The disease is spread by wind, rain, insects, travelers and infected plant material. Came to Norway in 1986. At first the disease was thought to have been eradicated in 1993, but was proven in 2000. Is not dangerous for humans, animals or insects. Has been detected in Agder, Rogaland, Vestland and Møre and Romsdal, mainly on bulk medlar, willow medlar, creeping medlar, and branching medlar. In “Pear fire action”, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy have collaborated to map, prevent and limit pear fire. Source: Food Safety Authority – Everyone can remove bulk mesquite from their garden and prevent the risk of pear fire spreading. If you are unsure whether you actually have a bulk mespel on your property, she recommends you use the mobile app “Artsorakel”. People can also call the Norwegian Food Safety Authority’s plant inspector in their area. She points out that the bulk mistletoe is not dangerous for humans or animals. This is what an apple tree with bulb fire looks like. In 2020 in Rogaland, pear fire was discovered for the first time in Norway at a fruit producer, who had to remove the apple tree. Photo: Food Safety Authority Fears pear fire According to Gislerud, there is no pear fire at fruit producers in Norway at present. But four years ago he was discovered for the first time in this country at a fruit producer. Then all the apple trees had to be removed. Because no chemical means helps against the disease. Apple grower Even Skårberg Årnes at Gvarv in Midt-Telemark became anxious when he heard about a pear fire a few years ago. He hopes the disease stays away from his area where there are millions of apple trees. – Bulb fire would have been dramatic. Then I would probably have to tear down the entire apple orchard and remove all the trees. Apple farmer Even Skårberg Aarnes at Gvarv in Midt-Telemark is happy that the Norwegian Food Safety Authority is ensuring the removal of bulk mespel in his municipality. Photo: Håkon Lie / news Bulk pine cones found Over 50 pine cones have been removed in one week in Mid-Telemark, says Johan Ribe. Samples are also taken from the bushes to check if they have bulb fire. – What do people say when they barge into people’s gardens and say they have to remove the hedge or the plant that grandfather planted? – They can probably look a little surprised at once. But it has gone incredibly well in the other places we have been in any case. Published 04/09/2024, at 16.20 Updated 04.09.2024, at 17.05
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