I believe it's called Pearleaf blister mites. I have them on both Asian and Euro pears. I attached the info here for you. Thanks to Scott Smith's advice. I sprayed mine with wettable sulfur +sticker (I used Bonide Turbo Spreader+sticker) for now. This is my first year spraying because it's getting to be more problem for me. Next year at bud swell, I'll spray my pear trees with Lime Sulfur spray. Here is a link that might be useful: Pearleaf blister mites

Thanks Josh and Mike for the encouragement! I guess that is really what I was looking for, someone to tell me it might be ok! LOL! I never had such a tragedy in my whole citrus 'career'. I do think I will lose 2 small young citrus I have, a key lime, which I know will be easy to replace, and a variegated Tiger Navel, which will not be as easy to replace. I got one from Logees a year and a half ago, and do not know if they even sell it anymore. I am just hoping the trees that I have that are 3 years or more will be ok. It just hurts to know I had nice plants from Four Winds get really root damaged in a matter of 2 months. As you know, they are not cheap. Good. News today I had an electrician come over and give me an estimate for a 2 circuit outdoor outlet for the greenhouse! So I can have enough electricity for 2 heaters when it gets below 15F, which is not much. But I will be atleast able to use some heat mats at the same time as the heater. So even if the air gets down to 40F, I can still have the soil above 50F at the least. Anyone ever make a bottom heater out of rope lights and sand instead of buying expensive heat mats? I have 3 separate heat mats but would like something that I can get in a section. My Solexx greenhouse is 8X16 long, and would like to get one half side of one side of the greenhouse of 4X8' to make a heated bottom for citrus only. The figs I have that take up a lot of space do not need such heat. So I am trying to figure out the best way to get my citrus to get warm roots this winter due to the recent damage, otherwise, Previous years have been just fine. Tanks! Christy

It is a tradition in my family to go buy the tree and decorate it the day or weekend after Thanksgiving. We also go to downtown Chicago to see Santa and the windows at Marshall Field's(now Macy's). About 6 years ago we went the weekend before Thanksgiving. It was the only time we could that year. It was wonderful! No crowds and no lines. Since then we go every year the weekend before Thanksgiving. However too many people are catching on. Its getting a little crowded. But if you get there around 10am its not too bad.

I bought my purple stuff at Hobby Lobby last year. Today Cheryl brought me a new quail ornament for my tree. I haven't hung it on there yet. I have to decorate my mantle downstairs. I have a little leaning pine tree and I also put my Breyer Christmas pony and sleigh there and other horse drawn things on it. I will have a Christmas mantle scarf too, it is lacy. Maybe I can talk Cheryl into doing it for me? She will be over after church tomorrow. I looked at my Christmas tree box and it says it has 400 lights on it. The tree was a Christmas gift one year from Cheryl and Kevin. Kevin was happy to get the raspberry pie. I have 4 pies to take to church tomorrow. I did not get any Christmas cards today. I am tired, think I will go to bed pretty soon. Have a good evening all. Sue