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When pruning out the tops of symptomatic raspberry canes, be sure to cut far enough down to get the larva inside.

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Western cherry fruit fly adults lay eggs inside ripening fruit.

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sjs

San Jose scale is an immobile insect that sucks sap from tissues. Crawlers that settle on fruit often have a purple halo.

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ptb-shoot

Peach twig borer larvae prefer to feed inside succulent shoots.

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oblr

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

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gptb-cherry

Greater peachtree borers feed on wood at the crown and in the upper roots.

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peach thinning

Top: unthinned; Bottom: thinned peaches to approximately 6 inches apart.

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ptb-opening

In spring, peach twig borer larvae seek out succulent shoots. Later in the summer, they feed within fruits.

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irrigation

Backyard fruit trees produce better yield with proper irrigation and mulching. Image courtesy of ferncreekdesign.org