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Avocado twig borers
Beetle larvae bore into twigs and small branches, which wilt, dry and break off.
Crops it attacks
Where the damage shows
In the stems, vines or trunk
When to act
After each flush, look over every tree for wilting twig tips, small holes and fine sawdust. Act on each wilted twig as you find it. There is no count to wait for.
Before you spray
Sprays do not reach the grubs inside the twigs. Cut infested twigs below the damage and burn them.
How to prevent it
- Cut wilted and bored twigs well below the lowest hole and burn them with the grub inside.
- Clear dead branches, prunings and brush piles from the orchard. The beetles breed in dead and dying wood.
- Check the trees most closely during flushing, when the beetles lay eggs on young twigs.
- Keep trees vigorous with water in the dry season and balanced fertilizer.
- Look over grafted seedlings for bored twigs before planting.
Natural enemies and biological help
- Birds, ants and small parasitic wasps take many eggs and young grubs. Do not spray the canopy needlessly.
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