Beefsteak tomato Italy, first, and France, later, an original variety of beefsteak tomato is produced, which looks like a heart beef by its form, which is pointing down. In Italy, the "cuore di bue" has been registred, but not in France, where some companies continue naming "cœur de bœuf" tomatoes which don't have the same qualities. Beefsteak tomato A beef tomato (British English) or beefsteak tomato (American English) is one of the largest varieties of cultivated tomatoes, some weighing or more. Most are pink or red with numerous small seed compartments (locules) distributed throughout the fruit, sometimes displaying pronounced ribbing similar to
Plum curculio identify large scars and bumps due to feeding. Most internally damaged fruit (through burrowing into the fruit) drops prematurely. Control of the plum curculio is fairly easy to maintain. Application of proper insecticide during the pink and petal-fall stages of apples, also the petal-fall and shuck-split stages in peaches and cherries is usually enough to reduce plum curculio damage to a minimum. An important preventative measure is destroying the fallen, damaged host fruits before the adults emerge. Pest management at petal fall is also of particular importance. Plum curculio The plum curculio ("Conotrachelus nenuphar") is a true weevil native to