To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] Plum Curculio and Tree Painting
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:08:55 -0400
There
was a discussion a while back about painting the trunk of a tree to discourage
or confuse Plum Curculio. I thought I would experiment this year and try
painting some of my trees and see how the painted vs. non-painted are affected
but had a few questions.
Most
importantly I've never painted any of my tree trunks before and don't want to
kill the trees so do I need to use a special kind of paint or will any exterior
paint work? How thick should I put it on? Any other general tree
painting tips?
Also
how high up the trunk should the paint be to discourage the Plum
Curculio? 2-3 feet?