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title: "Any experience with borer insects? What is a good insecticide that…"
description: "Any experience with borer insects? What is a good insecticide that can help get rid of them? I heard zlyam is good but 100+ dollars I’m trying to see cheaper…"
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author: "Guts"
published: "2025-06-01T15:13:06.955631Z"
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# Any experience with borer insects? What is a good insecticide that…

_Posted by Guts on 2025-06-01_

Any experience with borer insects? What is a good insecticide that can help get rid of them? I heard zlyam is good but 100+ dollars I’m trying to see cheaper options before going with that one

P.S it’s for a mesquite tree (neltuma velutina)

Thank you

## 1 comment

### Honestorchid commented on 2025-06-01

If u find eggs u can kill them w a lighter I heard it works well

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