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Why are there pink maggots in many of my plums?

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This is the juvenile stage of the plum moth. Next year, you can spray the tree with Resolva Bug Killer from Westland or Provanto Ultimate Fruit & Veg Bug Killer from SBM just as the flower buds show colour to control the adults and again 3 weeks later to kill caterpillars. Use a pheromone trap indicate the best time to spray.

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