Tag: gummosis

• Question of the Week – Stink Bug Damage

  

  Why is this developing peach bleeding this gummy substance? The clear, gummy substance on this developing peach is called gummosis. Gummosis occurs when the fruit has been damaged mechanically or by disease, cold, or insects. The most likely culprit here is stink bugs. Damage may take more than a week to appear, so it is…

  Justin Ballew

  May 7, 2026

  Question of the Week

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