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For example, growing chives near fruit trees reduces the incidence of apple scab and repels certain types of tree borers that might otherwise do major damage to home orchards.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2025
Looking again at the squash vine borer, these pests typically emerge once 900-to-1,000-degree days have accumulated.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Squash vine borers, for example, have a base temperature of 50 degrees.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
That first round of borers finished off the host trees then apparently died or moved on.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2025
Looking again at the squash vine borer, these pests typically emerge once 900-to-1,000-degree days have accumulated.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Squash vine borers, for example, have a base temperature of 50 degrees.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
That first round of borers finished off the host trees then apparently died or moved on.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Borer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borer. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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