Grass and vegetation against the trunk of a stone fruit tree provides a humid and secluded place for female borer moths to lay their eggs. Grass against a trunk also increases the likelihood of string ...

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, ...

We have a purple plum tree that has given us very tasty plums for a number of years. This year, however, its branches are burdened down with hundreds of plums that won't ripen. The plums are various ...

Growers in this major food bowl are nervous for their future, as the state focuses its shot-hole borer efforts on outer-Perth ...

Q: Our apricot tree has yellow ooze on the trunk, which we think could be a fruit tree borer. Do you have any words of wisdom about how to control this insect on this tree and others, as well as how ...

Q: I have been cutting off the dead branches on borer-infested trees. Should I burn or dispose of these dead branches? A: Flat-headed borers can get in the sunburned limbs and young trunks of peach, ...

Q: We have four aspens that were planted in the last two to three years. One of the trees has sap damage in a number of areas. It has leafed out and looks healthy otherwise. The damage looks like a ...