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Plum curculio larva
Conotrachelus nenuphar
Michigan State University
Description: Up to 1/4 inch long.
Where/When: Apple and plum; also apricot, pears, peach, cherry, and crabapple are hosts. The larva appears in June and is active for a period of about 2 weeks.
Significance: Feeding causes scarring or lumpiness on fruits. The fruit is damaged internally by the burrowing larva causing premature fruit drop.
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