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Plum tree with damaged fruit

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jeanie99 Thu 30-Aug-18 11:06:43

I have a huge amount of fruit on my Victoria plum tree but every plum I have picked as a worm like grub in it.

Do have to spray every year to prevent this, I do hate using chemicals.

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J52 Thu 30-Aug-18 11:21:24

This happened to us last year. There is a moth that appears around blossom time that lays eggs. We researched the spraying to get rid, but decided not to bother and just enjoy the tree. This year, however, the fruit have been completely worm free with no intervention from us.
The only thing I can think of that’s different is that we had a nearby eucalyptus tree cut down. Maybe the tree encouraged the moths.

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midgey Thu 30-Aug-18 12:53:57

The moths climb up in the autumn so you need to wrap a grease band around your tree. That will stop the blighters,

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Granny23 Thu 30-Aug-18 13:20:03

Haven't had a single bad plum this year and my DD's plum tree is the same. We reckon it was the unusually freezing weather in the spring that killen off the bugs.

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jeanie99 Thu 30-Aug-18 16:21:02

Thanks everyone, I like the idea of the grease band.

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