What's eating my reed avocado?

Reed Avocado, a large round summer-ripening cultivar, is attacked by persea mite, avocado thrips, and the increasingly serious polyphagous shot-hole borer. Its large fruit is attractive to rats and squirrels near harvest. Greenhouse thrips affect dense canopy areas. Maintain predatory mite populations and remove fallen fruit to reduce pest pressure.

Circular brown feeding colonies on upper leaf surface; defoliation weakens tree and reduces large-fruit yield Predatory mite releases; horticultural oil or wettable sulfur in spring; avoid dusty road or path surfaces near canopy

Russet scarring on fruit skin near stem; size of Reed fruit makes damage area more visible and impactful on value Spinosad spray timed to early fruit set; blue sticky traps; preserve beneficial insect habitat nearby

Tiny beetle entry holes; Fusarium fungal cankers; branch dieback progressing to scaffold and trunk failure Immediate removal of infested wood; ethanol-baited traps for monitoring; report to county ag commissioner; no reliable curative chemical

Gnaw through Reed's thick skin near the stem; hollowed fruit found on tree or ground before harvest Metal trunk guards; snap traps in bait stations; harvest as soon as fruit softens at the neck; remove fallen fruit daily