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[Devin Smith <dvidedevo@yahoo.com>]

This year I lost much of my American persimmon crop to some non-descript 
brownish nocturnal moths. They hover around the tree piercing the fruit en 
masse with their proboscises, causing it to rot. Ive tried to figure out what 
they are, to no avail. They seem to resemble codling moth in some respects. I 
saw no evidence of the fruit feeding being part of their life cycle - I.e. 
ovipositing, larvae, etc. The fruit just gets soft and rots, often in place, 
eventually turning brown and dedicated. I probably lost half of my crop to 
them, as they often attack the fruit before it’s fully ripe. Too bad, as I 
finally had a nice crop on several varieties. I’m wondering if they might be 
some type of Johnny come lately like spotted wing drosophila. There seems to 
be no mention in the literature. Anyone observe them or have insight? Thanks
Devin SmithSouthern VTZone 5
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This thread coming alive has me thinking about next spring - a good thing
as I'm usually late in my planning (already late for some ordering - oh
well).

Anyone growing and have an opinion on available passionfruit varieties that
are relatively easy to grow potted and produce decent fruit?  I've grown
seedling (or floral selection) maypop before that fruited, so I figure I
can probably grow a fruit variety or two here in 6b successfully.

At the moment I'm salivating over this page:
https://www.hortzone.com/blog/popular-passion-fruit-varieties/

Thanks

-Pete