Peachtree Borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Aegeriidae)

The peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say), is a very serious agronomic pest. The peachtree borer and the lesser peachtree borer, Synanthedon pictipes, account for more damage to peach trees than all other insect pest combined. The peachtree borer can damage the tree in two ways: girdling and...

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Main Author: J. Stacy Strickland
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2005-02-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/114183
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description The peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say), is a very serious agronomic pest. The peachtree borer and the lesser peachtree borer, Synanthedon pictipes, account for more damage to peach trees than all other insect pest combined. The peachtree borer can damage the tree in two ways: girdling and inducing plant pathogens to invade the weakened tree. This document is EENY-260 (IN524), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: January 2002. Reviewed: December 2005.  EENY260/IN524: Peachtree Borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Sesiide) (ufl.edu)
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spelling doaj.art-512f397ca809438994c990f42a98ef0e2024-04-23T05:08:07ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092005-02-0120051Peachtree Borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Aegeriidae)J. Stacy Strickland0University of Florida The peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say), is a very serious agronomic pest. The peachtree borer and the lesser peachtree borer, Synanthedon pictipes, account for more damage to peach trees than all other insect pest combined. The peachtree borer can damage the tree in two ways: girdling and inducing plant pathogens to invade the weakened tree. This document is EENY-260 (IN524), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: January 2002. Reviewed: December 2005.  EENY260/IN524: Peachtree Borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Sesiide) (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/114183IN524
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Peachtree Borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Aegeriidae)
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title Peachtree Borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Aegeriidae)
title_full Peachtree Borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Aegeriidae)
title_fullStr Peachtree Borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Aegeriidae)
title_full_unstemmed Peachtree Borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Aegeriidae)
title_short Peachtree Borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Aegeriidae)
title_sort peachtree borer synanthedon exitiosa say insecta lepidoptera aegeriidae
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