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["Dianne Stephany" <iluvdanc@rochester.rr.com>]

HI
Last year we found plum curcullio larvae in our sweet white cherries, Van 
and Ranier. The adults were also on my choke cherry bush, but I don't know 
if they actually infested them. I painted the trunks of our trees with white 
latex/water and hope to reduce the damage to this years crop of plums and 
cherries.

Fortunately our trees are still in dormant mode and I think they were spared 
the kill experienced from previous cold snap.   There is snow falling right 
now as well, but it is only predicted to get down to the low 30s both at 
night and during the day. I expect the trees to remain dormant for awhile 
yet.

Also thanks for the reply about neem oil.  Because of its many uses in India 
(anti-scabbies, mouth wash, etc) I had not taken any precautions when 
spraying the trees with it . I will certainly in the future.

Dianne Stephany
Rochester NY zone 5