Peaches are not considered as dependable as apples, plums or cherries for the high plains because they flower early. Flowers often are nipped by frost, preventing the formation of fruit.
Peaches are bothered by two insect pests; the peach twig borer, which damages twigs and fruit, and the peach tree borer, which burrows into the lower trunk of the tree. Diazinon insecticide applied mid-June will prevent the peach twig borer.
For more information, please see the PlantTalk script #1204, Peaches.
