permaculture

[rrandall1 <rrandall1@houston.rr.com>]

Borers are also controlled by parasitic wasps.  I think ichneumans 
particularly.  Anything you can do to provide nectaries for the 
adults--probably flowers related to dill (Apaceae Family).  They used 
to be a major pain for me until I put large numbers of flowers into the 
landscape that attract beneficial wasps.  Water year round helps too.

Bob Randall
On Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at 09:51  PM, Kevin Topek wrote:

> Run chickens through the orchard to eat the borer grubs.
>
> Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jay Woods" <woodsjay@cox.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 8:31 PM
> Subject: [permaculture] Control of Peach Tree Borer
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>
> > 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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