Peach Tree Borer

Adult greater peachtree borers are often mistaken for wasps, but they're actually clearwing moths. Greater peachtree borer larvae feed on the cambium tissue under the bark of stone fruit trees. This ...

Peach tree borer is the most common serious insect pest in fruit trees such as yours. This insect is a problem on members of the genus Prunus that set a "stone type" fruit. This includes peaches, ...

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Feeding by the Greater peachtree borer can cause severe damage to the trunks of stone fruit trees, especially peaches and apricots. If the damage is extensive, the tree can be girdled and killed.

The Eagle: TEXAS GARDENING: Invest time into research to prevent peach tree borers

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Dear Neil: My peach tree is 2 years old. I’m seeing globs of sap on its trunk. What should I do? A: It appears that it’s being attacked by peach tree borers. They are a major threat to homeowner peach ...

Las Cruces Sun-News: Southwest Yard and Garden: Peach tree borers are a problem worth facing

Answer: The greater peach tree borer (Synanthedon exitiosa) is known for causing oozing trunk wounds found at ground level or just below the soil line on stone fruit trees. The sap is often clear, but ...

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Southwest Yard and Garden: Peach tree borers are a problem worth facing

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Homegrown: Peach tree borer is common, and here is what to do about it

Homegrown: Peach tree borer is common, and here is what to do about it

Daily Herald: Garden Help Desk: Oozing from stone fruit trees likely caused by borer