Peach & Nectarine Insect, Mite & Nematode Pests

UC Statewide IPM Program: How to Manage Pests: Peach & Nectarine

Includes Year-round IPM Program for peach and nectarine, and University of California's official guidelines for pest monitoring techniques, pesticides, and nonpesticide alternatives for managing pests.

Peach & Nectarine Photo Gallery

These photos are accessed from the UC ANR Repository, are available courtesy of University of California research and extension personnel and programs, including the UC Statewide IPM Program. Photo information, including the photographer, is displayed when the larger image is viewed.

San Jose Scale.
Peach silver mites.
Brown mite eggs and adults.
San Jose Scale. Peach silver mites. Flower buds of Santa Rosa plum at first swell.
Photo by JK Clark. UC IPM © UC Regents Photo by JK Clark. UC IPM © UC Regents Photo by JK Clark. UC IPM © UC Regents
Spider mite adults and eggs.
Mature fruit infested by San Jose scale.
Replant problem: Root lesion nematodes & other factors.
Spider mite adults and eggs. Flower buds of Santa Rosa plum at early white tip/1st white. Flower buds of Santa Rosa plum at popcorn stage
Photo by JK Clark. UC IPM © UC Regents Photo by JK Clark. UC IPM © UC Regents Photo by JK Clark. UC IPM © UC Regents
Mature Peach Twig Borer Larva.
Feeding by webspinning mites first appears as leaf stippling.
Mature Peach Twig Borer Larva. Feeding by webspinning mites first appears as leaf stippling.
Photo by JK Clark. UC IPM © UC Regents Photo by JK Clark. UC IPM © UC Regents