I cut all plums in half first to check for wigglers. Unfortunately this year, the wood pigeons decimated the blossom higher up, the squirrels ate all the plums lower down. I had about 10 off of a great big tree.
I had a problem with plumb moth last year about 40% of my crop was infected so I bought a plumb moth trap this year and what a waste of money it was because all of my crop this year has plumb moth , I think I will cut the tree down it's not worth the hustle ☹️
I'm afraid you've misunderstood the use of the traps ... the moth traps are not a cure... they are a diagnostic tool ... when you catch some moths in your trap it's an indication that it's time to use a control method
I had a problem with plumb moth last year about 40% of my crop was infected so I bought a plumb moth trap this year and what a waste of money it was because all of my crop this year has plumb moth , I think I will cut the tree down it's not worth the hustle ☹️
I got rid of my plum tree this year as I was fed up with not a lot of fruit and almost every plum having a maggot inside.... so I can understand what you're saying
I am in England. I had a huge yield on my Victoria plum in Summer, even after sacrificing about 1/4 to improve the size of the final crop. I had the orange worm/maggot plum moth in every ripened plum when first inspected middle of July. Every plum that fell from the tree I put into a wooden crate rather than leave them on the ground. A full 4 weeks later, although I'd resigned myself to the whole crop most likely being infected, to my joy, I found that NO sign of any maggot inside the plums still attached to the tree. All tolled I must have had 200 beautiful eating plums and 200 rejected (due to worms and or rot). This very much felt like success after reading about the plum moth and even considering removing the tree. I would encourage people who experience this to be patient, wait a month after the first plums ripen with moth worms in and then check again. Good luck
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We eat all ours, just cut, and check for worms first. Or cut and freeze for winter jam or crumble ?
I cut all plums in half first to check for wigglers. Unfortunately this year, the wood pigeons decimated the blossom higher up, the squirrels ate all the plums lower down. I had about 10 off of a great big tree.
I'm giving my tree the elbow... I've decided it's not worth the hassle as I can buy perfect plums from my local market!
I had a problem with plumb moth last year about 40% of my crop was infected so I bought a plumb moth trap this year and what a waste of money it was because all of my crop this year has plumb moth , I think I will cut the tree down it's not worth the hustle ☹️
I'm afraid you've misunderstood the use of the traps ... the moth traps are not a cure... they are a diagnostic tool ... when you catch some moths in your trap it's an indication that it's time to use a control method
Explanation here https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=554
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I got rid of my plum tree this year as I was fed up with not a lot of fruit and almost every plum having a maggot inside.... so I can understand what you're saying