Apple with scap (IMAGE)

Aarhus University

Apple with scap

Caption

Apple infected with apple growers’ fear - apple scab - caused by the fungal pathogen Venturia inaequalis. Apple trees patrolled by wood ants show lower levels of infection compared to trees without wood ants.

Credit

Joachim Offenberg

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