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Plum Curculio
Plum Curculio
Plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) is a fruit pest attacking apple, nectarine, plum, cherry, peach, apricot, pear and quince. Adults eat holes in fruit and then lay eggs.
Monitoring
The lure is two component, pheromone + plant volatile. It is used in Dead-Inn pyramid traps for monitoring or can be placed in trees.
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USDA Trap Tree vs. Whole Orchard Spray
Visually attractive trap that exploits tendency to walk up vertical surface and captured into a single collection device.
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