Unfortunately, many pests love fruit trees and can easily damage leaves and spoil harvests. However, there are ways to get rid of these problematic visitors—without using harmful pesticides. For ...

Two insects tend to be the most prevalent pests in our area’s fruit trees: the codling moth (apples) and the western cherry fruit fly (cherries). Both create “wormy” fruit, and both, once the “worm” ...

After a few years of watching and waiting for a peach tree I planted to bear fruit, it finally did this year. Unfortunately, it was unable to produce during those first few years because of peach leaf ...

Smaller potted lemon trees generally require little to no pruning. Use clean pruners to trim away shoots, thorns, or roots ...

Companion planting vegetables with certain other plants can deter garden pests and make veggies more productive without fertilizers or pesticides. You can apply this same concept when growing fruit ...

Folks seem to think that fruit trees are hard to grow and have too many bugs and diseases. Well, it’s just not true — unless you are listening to the wrong advice. Here’s a simple tutorial. Assuming ...

Growing fruit on trees is a rewarding experience, but it comes with challenges. From pests and disease to climate stress or ...

Cline said new invasive pests are frequently found in California and “we do have increasing pest pressure and an increasing rate of the number of invasive species that do actually get detected every ...