In addition to a high yield and good fruit quality, high disease tolerance is an important criterion for choosing appropriate cherry varieties. In cherry production, blossom blight and brown rot (Monilia) are the most important diseases to cause fruit losses.

Besides covering the cherry trees to prevent infections, less susceptible cultivars can be planted.

A BioFruitNet practice abstract. The black cherry aphid (Myzus cerasi) is the main pest in modern organic table cherry production. In orchards with installed rain protection and insect nets, robust aphid populations can build up, leading to significant yield losses and tree damage.  The black cherry aphid can be indirectly and directly regulated. This practice abstract gives recommendations for direct regulation using kaolin, paraffin oil and pyrethrum+soap or azadirachtin at different periods of the aphid cycle.