Unfortunately, many pests love fruit trees and can easily damage leaves and spoil harvests. However, there are ways to get rid of these problematic visitors—without using harmful pesticides. For ...

Two insects tend to be the most prevalent pests in our area’s fruit trees: the codling moth (apples) and the western cherry fruit fly (cherries). Both create “wormy” fruit, and both, once the “worm” ...

Your garden is your pride and joy, and it is never fun to see damage to your crops and trees. If you want to successfully grow a peach tree, keeping it free from pests is essential. But that doesn't ...

I received the following email from Doug Brooks, who gardens in Claremont. “For years, I have used some type of yearly insect control product to help protect my fruit trees. The last few years I have ...

When spring flowers and leaves burst forth on trees, so do many of their insect pests. In one instance, I had been keeping an eye on some prune trees in a garden over the past few months, noting a few ...