Insects, pests and enemies
- Peach aphid- sucks saps from stem/leaf/fruit- Apply Roger or Malathion
- Scale insect- (katle) Sucks saps from stem- Apply insecticides or 5% tar oil
- Leaf hopers- Sucks sap from the tender part and vector of peach virus, apply insecticides (Roger or Malathion)
- Birds- Crow etc
- Pech leaf curl- Due to fungus- Taphrina deformans, leaf color change to red/pink color, Diathane Z78 (0.3ppm)
- Peach cancker- Due to bacteria, release of gummy substances from branch, heart rot (gubo), black in stem when cut, remove diseased branch and apply Bordeaux paste