Controlling Insects and Other Diseases

  • Control lesser peachtree borer--it aids in canker expansion and the eventual death of the tree.

  • Control brown rot and remove any brown-rotted fruit from trees before cankers form on the twigs. Annual brown rot cankers can serve as infection sites for cytospora.

  • Control oriental fruit moth and peachtree borer. Injuries inflicted by these insects serve as infection sites.