Peach: Aphids Categories: Peach Peach Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2025-09-13 04:32 Green peach aphid closeup Photo by: Unknown Biology The green peach aphid is a soft-bodied, green aphid up to 1⁄8″ in length. It is typically found on peach leaves in the spring, where it feeds on sap sucked from the plant tissues. […]
Peach: Brown marmorated stink bug Categories: Peach Peach Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2025-08-19 09:23 Brown marmorated stink bugs feeding on peach fruit Photo by: G. Bernon, USDA APHIS, bugwood.org Biology The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is an introduced pest species from Asia that is spreading quickly across the United States. Nymphs and […]
Peach: Earwigs Categories: Peach Peach Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2025-09-13 04:34 European earwig found feeding on interior of peach Photo by: M. Bush Biology Earwigs are reddish-brown insects about 3⁄4 inch or less in length. Both males and females have pincers at the rear end. Earwigs are largely beneficial, feeding on many pests […]
Peach: European red mite Categories: Peach Peach Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2025-12-03 10:06 European red mite Photo by: Unknown Biology Several species of spider mites may be found on peaches, including the European red mite, the two-spotted spider mite, and the McDaniel spider mite. They may be various colors including yellow, greenish, brown, […]
Peach: Leafrollers Categories: Peach Peach Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2025-09-13 04:37 Leafroller damage showing rolled and damaged leaves Photo by: A.L. Antonelli Biology appearance but and fruittree leafrollers may feed on peach. The larvae may feed on leaves or buds, or cause surface damage on young fruit. Fruittree leafrollers are pale to dark […]
Peach: Peach twig borer Categories: Peach Peach Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2025-09-13 04:38 Peach twig borer caterpillar Photo by: K. Grey Biology The peach twig borer is an important pest of peaches, particularly in eastern Washington. In the spring, overwintering larvae bore down the center of shoots, causing the tip to wilt or […]
Peach: Peachtree borer Categories: Peach Peach Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2025-09-13 04:41 Peachtree borer and damage at base of tree Photo by: K. Grey Biology The peachtree borer adult is a dark, bluish, clear-winged moth which somewhat resembles a wasp or hornet. The female, which has dark forewings and a red-orange band on […]
Peach: Spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) Categories: Peach Peach Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2025-09-14 09:55 Spotted wing drosophila larva and fruit damage Photo by: W. Hoashi-Erhardt Biology Spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) resembles other Drosophila species (fruit flies or vinegar flies) in appearance, but unlike other members of the family which attack only overripe, damaged […]