Did you have a large crop of apples this year, but they were all wormy? The damage was probably due to codling moth larvae that bore into the center of the fruit. Here’s how to help control the pest, ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -Mesa County is highlighting a pest that could turn your apple pie sour. The Upper Grand Valley Pest Control District, CSU Tri-River Extension Office and Mesa County are ...

Q: I have had wormy apples in my Honeycrisp apple tree. Last year, I had the same problem. I was told to spray a fungicide. I also sprayed neem oil. I waited until the apples started to form. I still ...

If caterpillars are eating your apples, they are almost certainly the larvae of the codling moth (Cydia pomonella). This is North America’s most important insect pest of apples, both in commercial ...

In the early 20th century, orchardists in the Yakima Valley and other parts of the state were dealing with a menace. Apple orchards were plagued by codling moths, and for nearly a half century, fruit ...

If you had apples with worms last year, it is likely you will have wormy apples this year too, unless you take precautions. Worms in apples are the larvae of codling moths. These relatives of ...

Q: Last year most of the fruit on my apple trees had worm damage. Can I do something now to prevent this problem? - Lisa Tirado, SLO A: The damage was probably caused by larvae of the codling moth, a ...

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Thousands of sterile codling moths are being dropped by drone onto central Hawke's Bay apple orchards to help wipe out the destructive wild population of the pest. Mr Apple technical manager Robbie ...

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Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 36, No. 2 (Jun., 1928), pp. 147-163 (17 pages) Thermal constants for beginning emergence and maximum emergence of the overwintered generation and ...