reduction of initial ascospore inoculum of up to 70-80 percent. While still requiring a fungicide application, the use of the proposed mycoparasite allows for a delayed and lower volume use of chemicals. References {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="Boone-1971">{{cite journal | last=Boone | first=D M | title=Genetics of Venturia Inaequalis' | journal=Annual Review of Phytopathology | publisher=Annual Reviews | volume=9 | issue=1 | year=1971 | issn=0066-4286 | doi=10.1146/annurev.py.09.090171.001501 | pages=297–318}}</ref> }} External links Managing Resistance of Venturia inaequalis to the Strobilurin Fungicides Apple Scab, Plant Diagnostic Clinic, Cornell University Apple Scab, NYS IPM Tree Fruit Crops Fact Sheet Series (Revised), Wayne Wilcox Venturia inaequalis'': Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month, September 2002 Apple and Pear Scab, Keepers Nursery Fungi described in 1866 Venturiaceae Fungal tree pathogens and diseases Apple tree diseases