Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer Treatment & Control

Shot-hole borer beetles are bad news for your fruit trees. Unlike other Ambrosia beetles, the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer seems to attack healthy trees. They develop under the bark and dig tunnels to excavate in and out of the tree. The girdling wounds weaken trees and sometimes even kill them. If not treated at the right time, the trees beyond the damage will have irreversible effects.

The features of invasive shot hole borer attacks and infestations vary among tree types. Repeated fungal attacks can weaken trees, emphasizing the need for professional Shot Hole Borer Beetle Treatment.

Exotic and invasive Shot hole borers, or fruit-tree bark beetles, have spread widely across the United States. They attack many types of plants and trees, especially hardwoods in Southern California. The number of vulnerable trees is five times higher than that affected by sudden oak death.
Typically, they live between the bark and surface of trees, digging into the wood. They make tunnels like circular galleries filled with fungal spores. They feed by sucking the tree’s juicy tissues, causing a layer to form between the bark and wood.
However, they are attracted to stressed and injured fruit, shade, and ornamental trees, where they thrive. After Shot Hole Borers invade trees and plants, Fusarium Oxysporum causes wilt disease in their hosts.

We use various organic Shot Hole Borer Beetle Treatment methods to treat tree borers, which include systematic trunk injection, pesticides and soil surfactants. We aim to preserve the health and vitality of severely infested host trees. We meticulously identify pest symptoms and monitor damage before recommending shot hole borer infestation treatment. Our control strategies, tailored to tree species and infestation severity, effectively eradicate the fungus.