Rose stem girdler larva inside a cane.
Fruit
When pruning out the tops of symptomatic raspberry canes, be sure to cut far enough down to get the larva inside.
Western cherry fruit fly adults lay eggs inside ripening fruit.
San Jose scale is an immobile insect that sucks sap from tissues. Crawlers that settle on fruit often have a purple halo.
Peach twig borer larvae prefer to feed inside succulent shoots.
Larvae of obliquebanded leafroller feed on leaves and
fruit; they rarely cause economic damage but in the
past, the larvae have contaminated tart cherry bins
Greater peachtree borers feed on wood at the crown and in the upper roots.
Top: unthinned; Bottom: thinned peaches to approximately 6 inches apart.
In spring, peach twig borer larvae seek out succulent shoots. Later in the summer, they feed within fruits.
Backyard fruit trees produce better yield with proper irrigation and mulching. Image courtesy of ferncreekdesign.org