description Plum Curculio Overview
Plum curculio is a weevil commonly identified as Conotrachelus nenuphar and an important orchard pest in North America. Adult females make crescent-shaped scars in young fruit and lay eggs beneath the skin; the larvae feed inside developing apples, plums, peaches, cherries, and related fruit before leaving to pupate in the soil. Infested fruit may drop early, become misshapen, or retain scars that reduce its market quality.
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What damage does plum curculio cause to fruit?
Adult females make crescent-shaped scars in young fruit and lay eggs beneath the skin. The larvae then feed inside developing apples, plums, peaches, cherries, and related fruit.
What is the scientific name of plum curculio?
Plum curculio is commonly identified as Conotrachelus nenuphar. It is a weevil and an important orchard pest in North America.
Which crops does plum curculio attack?
It commonly attacks apples, plums, peaches, cherries, and other tree fruit. The most visible early sign is often a curved egg-laying scar on immature fruit.
Which life stage of plum curculio lives inside fruit?
The larval stage develops inside the fruit after the female deposits an egg beneath the skin. Mature larvae later leave the fruit and continue their development in the soil.
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