peach tree borer
noun
: a blue-black clearwing moth (Synanthedon exitiosa synonym Sanninoidea exitiosa) with the female having an orange band on the abdomen and whose white brown-headed larva bores in the wood of stone fruit trees (such as the peach)
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Among the pests that can harm peach trees are the peach tree borer, oriental fruit moth, stink bugs, and Japanese beetles, all of which feed on the tree.
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
He’s also had to remove about a dozen stone fruit trees this year because of damage from a beetle known as the peach tree borer.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022
First week: If necessary, second spray for peach tree borer and/or peach twig borer.
—oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2022
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
He’s also had to remove about a dozen stone fruit trees this year because of damage from a beetle known as the peach tree borer.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022
First week: If necessary, second spray for peach tree borer and/or peach twig borer.
—oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2022
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