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Peach Borer. In Fig. 131 you see the effect of the 

 borer's activity. These borers often girdle and thereby 

 kill the tree. Fig. 132 shows the perfect state of the 

 insect. The eggs are laid on the peach or plum trees near 

 the ground. As soon as the larva emerges, it bores into 



FIG. 131. BORER SIGNS AROUND BASE OF PEACH TREE 

 From Hodge's " Nature Study and Life," Ginn & Company 



the bark and there remains for months, passing through 

 the pupa stage before it comes out to lay eggs for another 

 generation. 



Treatment. If there are only a few trees in the orchard, 

 digging the worms out with a knife is the best way of 

 destroying them. You can know of the borer's presence 

 by the exuding gum often seen on the tree trunk. 



