DAY, WE COULD BE WATCHING FOR A FEW RAIN SHOWERS. RAY: WELCOME TO TODAY’S "GROW IT GREEN." WE ARE AT APPLE HI FARM IN CONCORD AND I’M JOINED BY RACHEL MACCINI AT UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. WE ARE ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’m concerned with my purple leaf plum tree. Originally, I was only concerned with the dark crusty limbs, and then I noticed some stuff like dark coffee grounds at the trunk. How bad is this? And how ...

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.

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

Peach growers combat several insects that harm their crop, usually using chemical pesticides to do so. Agricultural Research Service scientists are seeking environmentally friendly alternatives. For ...

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Q: I have a peach tree that is about 4 years old and it has been producing some really good peaches. Last year, it developed peach leaf curl in the spring. That summer, it didn’t produce much fruit, ...

The response of male lesser peachtree borers, Synanthedon pictipes (Grote and Robinson), in Florida to the sex pheromone (E,Z)-3,13-octadecadien-1-o1 acetate, unlike that of borer males in Wisconsin, ...

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