Blue Mold of Apple

Symptoms

Soft, watery rot with blue-green spore masses, spreading rapidly from wounds to adjacent fruit in storage.

Favorable conditions

• •Wounds and bruising from harvest and handling
• •Warm storage temperatures

Management

1. 1Handle fruit carefully at harvest to avoid wounds and bruising
2. 2Apply postharvest fungicide drenches where appropriate
3. 3Cool fruit promptly and sanitize storage areas