Pests Guide
Death of shoot tips, or entire plant wilts
Feeding damage to fruit, usually at stem end.
Small holes present in the plant.
Larvae are dark brown and white with a black head; adult insect is a gray-brown moth
Peach twig borers overwinter as larvae in a specialized cell known as a hibernaculum; overwintering sites are located in rough areas of bark on 1 to 4 year old wood in crotch of limbs
Remove the plants that the borers have attached themselves to, as they will spread
Cut out borer, or destroy entire plant if affected at base of plant
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