To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Curcullio question
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:17:19 -0500
Jim,
Guess what? Two of my native plums still had some buds left and have
made fruit.... probably just enough fruit to keep the curculios going,
probably not enough for us and them both, and probably not enough that I can
defend them with Neem or Surround. To tell you the truth, these two trees
are beginning to look like traitors to the Prunus family to me. The
hickories and oaks will be doing a good job of reducing the squirrel
population by losing this years crop, but these two trees will give aid and
comfort to the enemy while probably doing nothing to feed me or any other
creatures. Donna