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Peach Pests

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/identifying-and-treating-peach-tree-diseases

Who can resist a sweet, juicy Georgia peach? These fuzzy fruits are a summertime favorite in the south– for human and insect alike! In this segment, peach entomologist Dr. Brett Blaauw and host April Sorrow discuss the threat of insecticide resistance and how direct and indirect pests are leaving fewer peaches for the rest of us.

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