Symptoms, treatments, and recommendations for treating perforators or borer
Drillers Or Augers
Ruguloscolytus Amygdali / Mortoniodendron Anisophyllum
Pathogen:
Type:
Insect
Risk:
HIGH
Albaricoque
Barrenillos
WHO CAUSES IT?
The apricot borer or borer, whose scientific name is Ruguloscolytus amygdali (previously known as Mortoniodendron anisophyllum), is an insect of the family Curculionidae that affects apricot trees. Its life cycle begins when the adult female lays eggs in the bark of apricot trees. The larvae emerge from the eggs and feed on the wood, creating characteristically sinuous galleries. After completing their larval development, the larvae pupate within the galleries and eventually emerge as adults, thus restarting the cycle.
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SYMPTOMS
Borer or borer infestation in apricot trees causes significant damage to the trees' vascular system, leading to decreased vigor, wilting, and eventual death of branches and the entire tree. General symptoms include the presence of exit holes in the bark, resin exudation, wilting of leaves and general deterioration in growth.
- Exit holes in the bark
- Exudation of resin on the surface of the bark
- Leaf wilting
- Deterioration of tree growth and vigor
- Death of branches and the entire tree
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
20-30°C
50-70%
TRANSMISSION ROUTES
Movement of adults, Natural dispersal of larvae, Transport of infested plant material
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TREATMENTS
Chemical treatments
• DELTAMETHRIN 2.5% [EC] P/V
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 10% [CS] P/V
Authorized treatments in organic farming
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 10% [CS] P/V
Biological control
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Recommendations
- Maintain the overall health of trees by applying proper management practices such as balanced fertilization and proper irrigation.
- Carry out sanitary pruning to eliminate affected branches and reduce the population of borers.
- Regularly monitor trees to detect the early presence of borers and take preventive control measures.
- Apply specific insecticidal treatments at strategic moments in the borer's life cycle, following integrated pest management recommendations.
- Implement physical methods, such as capturing adults with pheromone traps, to reduce the borer population.
- Encourage the presence of natural enemies of borers, such as parasitoid wasps, to control their population naturally.
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TREATMENTS
Homemade remedies
There are no home treatments
Natural allies
Chemical treatments
There are no treatments for this disease. Treatments are directed at the insect vectors that transmit it. See insect treatments.
RECOMMENDATIONS
REPELLENT PLANTS
EFFECTIVE PRODUCTS TO ELIMINATE THIS DISEASE
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