apple maggot
railroad worm
Rhagoletis pomonella

Codling moths and apple maggots are two other pests which affect apple trees.

Given free rein, apple maggots damage almost every fruit beyond offering even one good bite.

Ah, but the apple maggot has its Achilles' heel.

This flying insect can cause fruit to drop early in the season and, like the apple maggot, will sting almost all fruits on a tree.

But what we are really concerned with is the three apple maggots, as well as some other fruit-feeding insects.

It is a parasitoid of Rhagoletis pomonella, the apple maggot.

Use sticky red balls that resemble apples for control of apple maggots on apple and plum trees.

These traps have been effective for the control of several insects including yellow jackets, aphids and apple maggots.

Generally speaking, however caterpillars often feed in the apple's core while apple maggots feed on the fruit flesh.

The apple maggot fly once infested the fruit of a native Australian hawthorn.