Common Peach Diseases and Insects and How to Prevent Them

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Peaches are very susceptible to several diseases and insects that can spoil the harvest or even kill the tree. Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about the most common diseases and insects of peach. He describes the symptoms of brown rot, peach leaf curl, and phony peach disease as well as the insects plum curculio, white peach scale, and peach borer. Mike then talks about what to do to prevent these problems and gives a spray schedule to keep your trees and fruit protected all year. 0:00 - Introduction 1:01 - Brown Rot 2:10 - Peach Leaf Curl 2:23 - Phony Peach 3:26 - Plum Curculio 4:20 - Peach Scale 5:31 - Peachteee Borer 5:57 - What to Spray 6:16 - When to Spray 8:28 - How to Control the Peachtree Borer *UT Home orchard spray guide: * https://ag.tennessee.edu/EPP/Redbook/Home%20fruit%20spray%20guide%20PB1622.pdf *Here are links to the chemicals Mr. D talked about:* (Amazon affiliate links) Always read and follow label directions *Cover Sprays:* Captan Fungicide: https://amzn.to/48bBDWd Sulfur Fungicide: https://amzn.to/488mi8H Chlorothalonil Fungicide: https://amzn.to/49mft4u Malathion Insecticide: https://amzn.to/3wbevde Dormant Oil: https://amzn.to/3OCNrd3 Home Orchard Spray Containing Captan and Malathion: https://amzn.to/3HPZSOT *Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos like these!* https://youtube.com/c/FamilyPlot For even more information, go to https://www.familyplotgarden.com