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 ...

Two insects tend to be the most prevalent pests in our area’s fruit trees: the codling moth (apples) and the western cherry fruit fly (cherries). Both create “wormy” fruit, and both, once the “worm” ...

Douglas Gitonga is a farmer from North Imenti. He uses a trap to control Tuta absoluta, a tomato pest [GARDY CHACHA/STANDARD] In the harvest seasons before January 2017, farmer Douglas Gitonga, from ...

Q: Over the past six months we have had a continuing problem with meal moths. After seeing and killing them one at a time, we discovered an infestation in a box of dog treats. We discarded that, ...

HAMILTON – Using weather data collected at the Western Agriculture Research Center and codling moth captures around the valley, local agronomists have bumped up the date to spray against codling moths ...