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the fungus before the leaves emerge from the buds. peach, nectarine, apricot and almond treesall year roundMore advice on growing fruitTraining a nectarine tree videoRemoving pear leaf blister miteKeeping apple sawfly at bayMonty's favourite fruit varieties

time, but have usually eaten their way out to overwinter on the bark of the tree. They will then pupate and hatch into adult moths the following spring, ready to mate.Holes often visible in ripe fruit. When the fruit is cut open, the tunnel made

the emerging aphids. Don't wait for the symptoms to appear, as there's no point in spraying once the leaves have become puckered.blackcurrants, redcurrants, whitecurrants early to mid-winter, springCommon garden pests affecting fruit treesWolly aphids on apple

bees that visit the flowers may be killed by traces of these chemicals in the pollen and nectar. horse chestnuts, magnolias, cornus, bay, lime and acer trees. May-SeptemberMore common apple and pear trees problemsCankerEuonymus scaleLeaf miner fly

problems affecting fruit bushes and treesGrey mould on soft fruitsApple sooty blotchPeach leaf curlBrown rot on apples, pears and plums