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Plum Curculio

Protect your Eastern US apple and peach crops from Plum Curculio damage. Read research insights on tracking tools, spray windows, and orchard monitoring tactics.

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The Cultivating Tomorrow's Orchards: Evolving and Enhancing IPM in Eastern Tree Fruit Systems Project is made possible by USDA NIFA SCRI #2024-05413.

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Appalachian Fruit Research Station

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Kearneysville, WV 25430

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