. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). tent-cater- PLUM AND PRUNE. The adult is a small snout-beetle (Fig. 152) that inserts its eggs Plum under the skin of the fruit and then makes a characteristic CUrculio. crescent-shaped cut beneath it. The grub feeds within the fruit and causes it to drop. When full grown it enters the ground, changes in late summer to the beetle, which finally goes into hibernation in sheltered places. Spray just after blossoms f
. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). tent-cater- PLUM AND PRUNE. The adult is a small snout-beetle (Fig. 152) that inserts its eggs Plum under the skin of the fruit and then makes a characteristic CUrculio. crescent-shaped cut beneath it. The grub feeds within the fruit and causes it to drop. When full grown it enters the ground, changes in late summer to the beetle, which finally goes into hibernation in sheltered places. Spray just after blossoms fall with arsenate of lead, 6 to 8 lbs. in 100 gals, of water, and repeat the application in about a week. After the fruit has set, jar the trees daily over a sheet or curculio-catcher and destroy the pjg. jr2 Beetle of plum beetles. Cornell Bulletin 235. curculio. Enlarged. CHERRY. Early in the season these dark brown plant-lie*^ curl the term- inal leaves, especially of sweet cherries. Spray with kerosene ApniS. emulsion diluted with 6 parts of water. Repeat the applica- tion if necessary. Plum curculio. See under plum. QUINCE. This curculio is somewhat larger than that infesting the plum Quince and differs is its life-historj-. The grul^s leave the fruits in the curculio. f^ll <i"<:l enter the ground where they hibernate and transform to adults the next May, June or July, depending on the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. [Ithaca, N. Y. ?], 1900-1910. James B. Lyon, State printer)
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