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Two particularly damaging ones are the squash vine borer and cucumber beetle, both of which can kill or seriously damage plants.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Mealy bugs, aphids, spider mites, borers, and others can infect your indoor apple tree, which can cause leaf damage and root rot.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
Cut branches with hollow tips past stem borer damage.
—Benjamin Whitacre, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Dec. 2025
Hire a certified arborist to remove weak or dead branches, check for borer infestations, structural integrity and so on.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Mealy bugs, aphids, spider mites, borers, and others can infect your indoor apple tree, which can cause leaf damage and root rot.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
Cut branches with hollow tips past stem borer damage.
—Benjamin Whitacre, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Dec. 2025
Hire a certified arborist to remove weak or dead branches, check for borer infestations, structural integrity and so on.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Borer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borer. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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