Grass and vegetation against the trunk of a stone fruit tree provides a humid and secluded place for female borer moths to lay their eggs. Grass against a trunk also increases the likelihood of string ...

Q: What do you think about a product made by Bonide called Annual Tree &Shrub? Could we use it on a fruit tree to kill bores and eat fruit the same year? A: Looking at the label’s active ingredients ...

Q. My peach tree has started looking sad – not as many leaves as last year, leaves are turning yellow, not much fruit, and there are little holes in the trunk where sap has oozed out and dried. I’ve ...

Shade tree borers occur on occasion. They’re not as pervasive as some may suggest, however. Through the years, I’ve had job-seeking individuals come to my home and tell me that my trees were infested ...