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Boring Insects The stalk borer is a purple and cream-striped caterpillar that can attack tomato plants and cause wilting and death of the plant.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
The extracts and oils are derived commercially from citrus peels—limonene, pinene, and terpinene—and repel carpenter ants, cowpea weevils, lesser grain borers, German cockroaches, and other insects.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2026
The borers, currently being built in Germany, are due in New York in the first quarter of 2027.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
These trees are also vulnerable to pests and diseases, including leaf curl, brown rot, bacterial spot, borers, scale, aphids, mites, and Japanese beetles.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
The extracts and oils are derived commercially from citrus peels—limonene, pinene, and terpinene—and repel carpenter ants, cowpea weevils, lesser grain borers, German cockroaches, and other insects.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2026
The borers, currently being built in Germany, are due in New York in the first quarter of 2027.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
These trees are also vulnerable to pests and diseases, including leaf curl, brown rot, bacterial spot, borers, scale, aphids, mites, and Japanese beetles.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026
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“Borer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borer. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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