Peach Tree Worms: Plum Curculio or Oriental Fruit Moth?

Young peaches dropping with white worms inside = plum curculio (weevil) or Oriental fruit moth. Requires seasonal spray schedule.

Organic Spray Program

1. Late winter: Dormant oil spray (suffocates overwintering stages).
2. Bud swell to bloom: No spray (protect bees).
3. Petal fall + 7-10 days: First cover spray (Surround WP kaolin clay or PyGanic).
4. Every 10-14 days: Continue through summer.
5. Stop: 2 weeks before harvest.

Disease Bonus

Same schedule controls peach leaf curl (fungus) if copper/sulfur added at dormant/delayed dormant.

Consistency is key—missed sprays = wormy fruit.