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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 ...

Q: My apples are pretty much a lost cause this year after super cold, super windy and now super hot weather. I expected a small crop (from the apples) but not this blight. It starts with a “poke” in ...

Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) remains one of the most persistent and destructive pests of homegrown apples and pears. Understanding how to identify it, how it develops through the season, and how to ...

Now is the season to start control of codling moths. If you have apple, pear or even peach trees, in whose fruit you’ve found pinkish-white “worms” with dark heads, those are offspring of codling ...

If you have fruit trees, now’s the time to be on the lookout for codling moths. This is the time of year — mid-March to early April — when the adult codling moth, a little grayish-brown lepidopteran, ...

While apple trees in Casper and Wyoming have many challenges, including late freezes which reduce blooming, fire blight, scale and rust, most fruit damage is caused by a little insect called a codling ...

Last year my apple tree produced a lot of small, wormy apples. What do I need to do to get larger apples without worms? If you want apples without worm holes, regular biweekly spraying is necessary.

If you’re throwing your entire arsenal at codling moths this year, wait a minute. James Taipale, Emmett, may have found an easy -- effective -- solution. He has four apple trees, and after years of ...