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Re: [permaculture] Control of Peach Tree Borer

From: "Kevin Topek" <ktopek@houston.rr.com>
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Control of Peach Tree Borer
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 21:51:13 -0500

Run chickens through the orchard to eat the borer grubs.

Kevin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Woods" <woodsjay@cox.net>
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 8:31 PM
Subject: [permaculture] Control of Peach Tree Borer

> About a fifth of my peach trees have died this winter due to trunk
girdling by
> the borer. Are there any suggestions to minimize the damage beyond good
soil,
> good sanitation, and good thoughts?
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