As part of my radio garden studies, Master Gardener Ciscoe Morris last week had me investigate the wonderful world of moles. And this week, he stuck me with apple maggots. I think I’m seeing a method ...
On the morning of Aug 10, I inspected the various apple maggot sticky traps deployed in my dozen apple trees. Most are made of real (no pun intended) Red Delicious apples skewered on coat-hanger wire ...
AMHERST, Mass. -- The temptation is too great for the apple maggot fly to resist: Luscious-looking red spheres bobbing in an orchard, a whiff of ripe fruit in the air. But when they land on the orbs, ...
Before you go picking apples this time of year, take a closer look at the fruit. Gardeners often use fake apples, coated with a sticky goo, to fool apple maggots.These insects cause the fruit to ...
Ever bite into a delicious-looking apple, only to be rewarded with a chunk of mealy pulp? Or take a swig of milk, and get something lumpy in your mouth? Yeah, yuck. Well, it turns humans have company ...
Q: Should I be spraying my apple trees now? They have had good apples but we have had more problems in the last couple of years with apple maggots. A: No, this is not the time to spray. You are in ...
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