Limb Spreading and Peach Tree Borer

(5/20/89)-Host Sue Gray tends to the fruit orchard, spreading limbs on young trees to create a good structure, and talks about controlling a common pest of peach trees.
For More Information:
Fact Sheet EPP-7319; Home Tree fruit Production and Pest Management
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[@RhodeToPrepping]

Are the chemicals you mentioned still available?

[@johnr5252]

I don’t think punching holes in the tree is good for it?

[@Viva_la_natura]

I have 3 peach trees with the borer. My other stone fruit trees, pluot, pluerry, cherry and apricots are completely healthy, however I'm thinking that I should pull my infected peach trees to stop the potential for spreading? The borer attacked last year, and the other Stones fruits presently show no sign of borer infection

[@mvogelmeier1]

Paul D How old are the peach trees? What treatments have you tried on them? I have had success in digging out the borers with a knife and paperclip

[@Viva_la_natura]

M thanks for the advice. The trees are about 5 years old. I'm going to remove the existing soil and wood chips, clean out any holes with a paperclip, use an organic moth borer spray, garlic, neem oil, paint the bases and lower branches with hydrated lime...and then mulch with diatomaceous earth and pebbles ...lol..im going to war with the borer

[@zino6661]

" pull my infected peach trees to stop the potential for spreading???????". That's not a very clever strategy. I have couple Peach trees and they always get attacked by borer every year, I follow it through the trunk with some wire, pull it out and hang it to death. The trees are very healthy

[@HARLANGENEPARROTT]

Please tell me how to prevent borers in nectarine trees. The chemical to use and whee to purchase it. Thanks very much, Harlan

[@OKGardeningClassics]

+Gene parrott sr Harlan, here is some great information from the University of California on what to use to control borers. As far as where to purchase these chemicals we suggest visiting a local garden center first. Thanks for watching! www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r540300611.html

[@mvogelmeier1]

Gene parrott sr I have had good luck with Bonide Fruit tree spray. Google it and good luck

[@bobbrawley2612]

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[@bobbrawley2612]

You have to ask a floor Walker at Walmart. . Which I did and for five dollars they have them over by the ironing boards in houseware. Ok thanks I do that

[@aksrp258]

Doller store or Walmart everywhere