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 ...

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Q: I read your column in our local newspaper every week and find it to be very helpful. We had a bad problem with apple maggots in two of our apple trees the last two years. Last spring, we sprayed ...

That dreaded insect, the apple maggot, has ruined many a crop from the backyard apple tree. The damage is made by worms that hatch from the eggs deposited on apples by flies. After feeding, the worms ...

Q: I've had an apple tree for several years, but this year was the first year it had about a dozen apples on it. In late August, I noticed that all the apples where gone except two. I thought the ...

YAKIMA, Wash. - A bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jay Inslee renews funding for treatments to control apple maggot, a pest that poses a significant threat to the shipment of apples from ...