Pears

Health Benefits: Fiber, weight loss, diabetes, and detoxing (WebMD, 2018).

Contains: Folate, calcium, manganese, vitamin C, copper, and antioxidants (WebMD, 2018).

Pests to watch out for: Pear trellis rust, European canker, pear scab, pear blister mites, and pear sawfly (Gilkeson, 2018, p. 342).

Good Northwest varieties: European Pears: Rescue, Orca, Bartlett, and Red Bartlett (Gilkeson, 2018, p. 343).