Peach Twig Borer

Identification

Adult moths have steel gray mottled forewings.

Larvae are small, brown caterpillars with white intersegmental bands and a

black head capsule. Pupae are dark brown, without a cocoon.

Reasons for Control

It can kill twigs and disfigure or infest fruit.

Can damage stone fruits by feeding in shoots and causing shoot strikes, attacks apricots, nectarines, plums and prunes, as well as peaches.

Control Notes

Within an integrated pest management program, the preferred management strategy for peach twig borer is well timed treatments of environmentally sound insecticides around bloom time.