First Apple Bitter Rot Symptoms in 2025 Visible in Winchester, VA, on 7/1/2025: Keep Up Regular Cover Sprays to Protect Fruit with Fungicides
We have detected first symptoms of bitter rot disease on fruit of apple cultivar ‘Idared’ in Winchester on 7/1/2025 at the AREC’s experimental Block 30 (Figures 1-4). The rot started on the sun exposed fruit side (Figs 1 – 4). Apple bitter rot is caused …