Fruit and flower stalks can also be ... and they start to feed on the bud (palm heart) of the tree. Once the bud is damaged, the palm will die. Usually by the time we discover the weevil larvae ...

The regulatory method of integrated pest management includes preventing entry and establishment of foreign pests.

Q: I had an irrigation issue in July that caused some heat stress to all three of my plum and pluot trees. I believe this may have killed them. I lost my second pluot one limb at a time starting ...

Small fruits and tree fruits have occasionally experienced cold damage from extreme cold in the wintertime. Bruce Bordelon, retired Purdue small fruit specialist said, “Ten below zero is a commonly ...

[3] Predicting pine weevil risk: Effects of site, planting spot and seedling level factors on weevil feeding and mortality of Norway spruce seedlings. Forest Ecology and Management (2017).

Though this month’s damage on peach trees was more extensive than usual, Neville said damage to fruit trees is always anticipated during the winter. “We can’t control mother nature, so all ...

The situation back then was similar. The mild winter in early February brought many peach trees to near bloom just days before temperatures of -10 to -20 moved in on Valentines Day that year.

Trees change color on Myrtle Avenue in Modesto, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Andy Alfaro [email protected] ...

While the tree has been replaced with other species for timber products in North America because of susceptibility to the weevil, it is still a prominent timber species in Europe.

They will feed on a wide range of fruit trees, palms, ornamentals and citrus. Lychee and mango trees are favorites. I have seen this weevil on Indian Hawthorn on Marco Island.