On behalf of the Pacific Northwest pear industry, the Fresh and Processed Pear Committees have funded research related to crop protection, postharvest/fruit quality, horticulture, and genetics, as well as helping support Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission (WTFRC) technology projects with significant application for pear production.  Final reports for those pear research projects completed since 2011 may be found below.  Information regarding ongoing research projects will be posted here once their final reports are submitted; for access to reports from older pear projects or other research funded by the WTFRC on apple, cherry, stone fruit, and tree fruit technology, please consult our searchable database of research reports.

FUNDING CYCLE AUTHOR TITLE
12-13 Johnson Fire blight epidemiology and improved post-infection control
12-13 Horton Efforts to disrupt winterform re-entry using repellents or attractants
13 Cooper Suppression of pear psylla using elicitors of host defenses
13-14 Beers Miticide resistance in spider mite pests of pears
13 DeFrancesco   Pest management strategic plan for pears in OR and WA
13 Shearer Conservation biological control for PNW pears
14-15 Horton Tests of a sprayable pheromone formulation against winterform psylla
14-16 Cooper Suppression of pear psylla using elicitors of host-defenses
14 Unruh Pesticide resistance in pear psylla and discovery of resistance genes
14-15 Johnson Optimizing use of Actigard for post-infection fire blight control
15 Cooper Bacterial endosymbionts of pear psylla
16-18 Johnson Improved late – and post-bloom sanitation of fire blight pathogen
16 Cooper Molecular gut content analysis to pinpoint where psylla overwinter
16-18 Beers Integrated fruit production for pears
17-19 DuPont Fire blight management:  new products and effective rates
17-19 Horton Acoustically based Mating Disruption of Winterform Psylla
18-19 Johnson Refinement of Practical Fire Blight Control: Buffered Oxytetracycline
18-20  Cooper Using transcriptomics to target key behaviors of pear psylla
19 Murry IPM Strategic Planning for Pears in Washington and Oregon
19 Rendon Ecology of Trechnites, an important parasitoid wasp of pear psylla
19 Northfield Enhancing Pear Psylla Biological Control through Predator Recruitment
19-21 Nottingham  Improving Pear Pest Management with Integrated Approaches
20 Cooper Erythritol: an artifical sweetener with insecticidal properties
20-22 Nottingham Developing a phenology-based management program for pear psylla
 22  Adams Pear Psylla Pheromone Lures for Monitoring and Mating Disruption
 19-21  Schmidt-Jeffris Incorporating Trechnites into a psylla biocontrol program
20-21 DuPont Fire Blight Product Testing for Effective Recommendations
20-22 KC Epidemiology and management of pear gray mold in the PNW
22 Ross Pear consumer preference testing
22 Torres Survey of pear packers on storage and handling of Anjous
21-23 Serrano Identification of Volatiles Attractive to Winter Form Psylla
22-23 Schmidt-Jeffris Tactics to Improve Natural Enemy Releases in Tree Fruit
22-24 Adams Calibrating NE Action Thresholds with Lure-Baited Trap Catch
22-24 Adams Biological Control of BMSB Using Trissolcus Japonicus