Pome fruits are members of the plant family Rosaceae, sub-family pomoideae. They are fruits that have a core of several small seeds, surrounded by a tough membrane. The membrane is encased in an edible layer of flesh. Trees are deciduous and have a dormant winter period that requires cold temperatures for the tree to properly break dormancy in spring. Apples, pears, nashi and quince are pome fruits, grown from spring blossom and harvested from late summer through to late autumn.
Pome Fruit
Pests associated with Pome Fruit
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European Red Mite
Panonychus ulmi
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Twospotted Spider Mite
Tetranychus urticae
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Codling Moth
Cydia pomonella
Other pests associated with Pome Fruit
- Tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris)
- Green Stink Bug (Acrosternum hilare)
- Woolly Aphid (Eriosoma langigerum)
- Green citrus aphid (Aphis spiraecola)
- Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica)
- Oblique-banded Leafroller (Choristoneura rosaceana)
- Sparganothis fruitworm (Sparganothis sulfureana)
- San Jose scale (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus)