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EBERHART'S OUTLINES OF 



THE PLUM CURCULIO. 



(Conotrachelus nenuphar. Ilerbet.) 



The Plum Weevil hibernates in the adult state. The 

 beetle is a short thick one, with a rough-surface, and much 



Fig. 48. Plum Curculio. 



(Greatly enlarged. Showing also the creecentic cut 

 in the fruit.) 



resembles a dried bud. It is distinguished from the apple 

 curculio by having two humps on the back. The female 



Pig. 49. Larva of Plum Curculio. 



makes a hole in the fruit with her snout, in which she lays 

 her eggs, and then makes a crescentic cut around the 

 place. 



The best remedy is to spread sheets under the tree, and 

 hit the trunk, jarring off the beetles which may be collected 

 and burned. 



