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How to Identify and Control Peach Twig Borers Anarsia lineatellaThe peach twig borer (PTB) is a medium-sized gray moth. Its larvae can cause devastation on stone fruit and almond crops in Europe, north Africa, North America, and Asia.
This pest originates in Europe and was first identified in the US in California in the 1880s.
It attacks a variety of stone fruits, including peaches, apricots, plums, prunes, and nectarines. And as its name suggests, it’s a particularly serious pest of peaches.
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In this guide, we’ll cover how to identify peach twig borers and what you can do to control them.
Here’s what’s ahead:
What Are Peach Twig Borers?Peach twig borers are voracious pests. They cause various types of damage that can be particularly severe on young trees.
In the spring and early summer, the larvae damage new buds and shoots, and the later generations feed primarily on the developing fruit.
Young trees are the most susceptible to damage from feeding on new shoots because it kills the terminal growth, and lateral branches can develop. This will damage the ability of the tree to bear fruit that season.
You’ll find that your trees start to look wilted and their growth may be stunted.
The maturing – and mature – fruit are also susceptible to attack.
The larvae feed under the skin of the fruit, which are most likely to sustain damage from the period when color break begins, a gradual changing from green to the fruit’s mature color, through to harvest.
They can hollow out areas inside the fruit and may leave exit holes.
The second-generation larvae become active in early summer and can cause severe damage to fruit that ripen in
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