Editing Peach (section)

=== Insects ===
The European earwig (''[[Forficula auricularia]]'') can be a minor to significant pest of the peach fruit, particularly when they are tightly clustered or have splits in the skin. The earwigs feed on the fruit and dirty them with waste.{{sfn|Edwards|1998|p=66}}

The larvae of many [[moth]] species are of concern to peach growers. Frequently noted are the peachtree borer (''[[Synanthedon exitiosa]]''),{{sfn|Ingels et al. 2007|p=158}} the peach twig borer (''[[Anarsia lineatella]]''),{{sfn|Ingels et al. 2007|p=152}} the yellow peach moth (''[[Conogethes punctiferalis]]''),{{sfn|Ramzan et al. 2024|p=236}} the fruit tree leafroller (''[[Archips argyrospila]]''),{{sfn|Ingels et al. 2007|p=155}} oriental fruit moths (''[[Grapholita molesta]]''), and the lesser peachtree borer (''[[Synanthedon pictipes]]'').{{sfn|Gorsuch|Scott|2021}}

Other moths include the well-marked cutworm (''[[Abagrotis orbis]]''),{{sfn|Kadasa et al. 2022|p=466}} the climbing cutworm (''[[Abagrotis barnesi]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=33}} ''[[Lyonetia prunifoliella]]'',{{sfn|Kadasa et al. 2022|p=466}} the grey dagger (''[[Acronicta psi]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=47}} ghost moth (''[[Aenetus virescens]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=50}} the march moth (''[[Alsophila aescularia]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=60}} fruit tree tortrix (''[[Archips podanus]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=83}} cherry fruit moth (''[[Argyresthia pruniella]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=87}} azalea leafminer ''[[Caloptilia zachrysa]]'',{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=116}} peach fruit moth (''[[Carposina sasakii]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=119}} apple leaf skeletonizer (''[[Choreutis pariana]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=133}} honeydew moth (''[[Cryptoblabes gnidiella]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=160}} plum fruit moth (''[[Cydia funebrana]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=165}} codling moth (''[[Cydia pomonella]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=168}} figure of eight (''[[Diloba caeruleocephala]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=187}} cherry bark tortrix (''[[Enarmonia formosana]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=200}} apple leaf roller (''[[Epiphyas postvittana]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=211}} brown-tail moth (''[[Euproctis chrysorrhoea]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=228}} the fruit tree borer (''[[Maroga melanostigma]]''),{{sfn|Kadasa et al. 2022|p=466}} winter moth (''[[Operophtera brumata]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=349}} fruit-tree tortrix (''[[Pandemis heparana]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|pp=362–363}} the wood groundling (''[[Parachronistis albiceps]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=368}} apple leaf miner ''[[Phyllonorycter crataegella]]'',{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=392}} lesser bud moth (''[[Recurvaria nanella]]''),{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=423}} and false codling moth (''[[Thaumatotibia leucotreta]]'').{{sfn|Zhang|1994|p=161}}

The tree is also a host plant for such species as the [[Japanese beetle]] (''Popillia japonica''), the shothole borer (''[[Scolytus rugulosus]]''), and plum curculio (''[[Conotrachelus nenuphar]]'').{{sfn|Gorsuch|Scott|2021}}

Green peach aphids (''[[Myzus persicae]]'') can be a significant problem on peach trees. They overwinter as eggs on the trees and feed upon them in the spring before moving to other host species during the summer.{{sfn|Edwards|1998|p=46}} Two scale insects can cause serious damage to peach trees, the white peach scale (''[[Pseudaulacaspis pentagona]]'') and the San Jose scale (''[[Comstockaspis perniciosa]]'').{{sfn|Gorsuch|Scott|2021}}

At best it is poor nectar and [[pollen source]] for [[honey bees]], with the double flowering varieties particularly noted for not producing any usable resources for bees. Some fruiting cultivars also produce no pollen and nectar flow is often impacted by early frosts.{{sfn|Johannsmeier|2016|pp=34, 122}}

Though not native to North America, peach trees have become a host for caterpillars of the [[Eastern tiger swallowtail]] butterfly (''Papilio glacucus''). Though they are not a significant pest.{{sfn|NC State Extension}}