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plum curculio

Fruit Insect Scouting

April 30, 2021kgyoung

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Tree Fruit Scout for plum curculio. We have accumulated enough degree days to where they should be laying eggs. First egg lay occurs around 240–300 degree days; peak egg lay is predicted at 380-390 degree… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 29:6, apple, blueberry, peaches, plum, plum curculio, tree fruit

Plum Curculio is Active

May 15, 2020Emmalea Garver Ernest

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Plum curculio is active. Be on the lookout for crescent-moon shaped oviposition scars on fruit. While adults are active and fruit needs to be protected soon after petal fall and peach shuck split, cool weather… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 28:9, apple, peaches, plum, plum curculio, tree fruit

Guess the Pest! Week #9 Answer: Plum Curculio

June 1, 2018Emmalea Garver Ernest

Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Congratulations to Sylvie Childress for correctly identifying the ovipositioning scar and larva in the photos below as plum curculio and for being selected to be entered into the end of season… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops, General 26:10, apple, Guess the Pest!, peaches, plum, plum curculio

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