【How-to】How to grow an avocado tree

1. Borers. There are a variety of borers—such as Polyphagous Shothole Borers and the Kuroshio Shothole Borers—that plague avocado trees. This small, beetle-like pest of avocado trees will burrow, create tunnel systems for their fellow borers, lay eggs, and multiply—weakening tree trunks and branches in the process.