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CROP PRODUCTION 



Find on the trees dried plums mummied by brown 

 rot. Place one under a tumbler inverted on a pane of 

 glass. Add a little water and see the velvety spores 

 that are likely to develop. 



Pick ofif all the mummied plums on the trees and rake 

 up those under the trees. Burn. 



Plum Curculio 



Find green plums that show the crescent marks of 

 the curculio. 



Cut open fallen plums to find the curculio larvae. 



Place fallen plums in a jar with a few inches of soil in 

 the bottom. See if you can find pupae in the soil later. 



Jar plum branches over a sheet and catch some of the 

 adult curculios. 



