Fruit

Fire blight infections on bark will ooze bacteria in spring. Copper prevents the bacteria from multiplying.

Cherry bud swell

Fall cankerworm overwinters as eggs that can be suffocated by oil. The larvae can feed on fruit and leaves.

Brown mite is a cool-season mite that is uncommon. It overwinters as eggs on the tree.

Apricot bud swell

Blister mites overwinter in bud scales. Their feeding causes brown spots to form in the summer.

Apple budburst

Aphids overwinter as eggs in fruit trees.

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Cherry powdery mildew starts on the lowest leaves of the canopy. Look on the leaf undersides for the powdery mycelium.

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Codling moth adult males caught on a pheromone trap.

Remove turf and other plants from around the base of trees to prevent greater peachtree borer.

Push the gumming aside and expose and kill the caterpillar borers.