Plum curculio cover the wings; however, because of the middle humps they appear to have only two ridges. The plum curculio can be found in apple, nectarine, plum, cherry, peach, apricot, pear and quince. It may also survive on wild plum, hawthorn, and crabapple. It is found most commonly in areas east of the Rocky Mountains and in eastern Canada. The beetles are most active during the spring time when the weather is warm, damp, and cloudy. They are often seen in heavy leafed trees. Plum curculio beetles can cause irreparable damage to a fruit harvest. In badly damaged fruit, one can
California Cured Fruit Association California Cured Fruit Association The California Cured Fruit Association was formed by plum growers in the Santa Clara Valley, the country's largest center of production, in 1900 to handle distribution of the dried fruit. There were well over three thousand members, which included farmers in other parts of the state. The driving force in the association was its President Hiram Bond who with his brother Elmer Monroe Bond, a New York produce dealer, owned a plum nursery and bank in Santa Clara, California. There were wide swings in the price of prunes depending on time from the harvest. In 1901,