‘The codling moth larvae, which are small worms, burrow into apples as they grow, ruining the fruit. While apples are their primary target, codling moths can also affect pear trees.’ Adult ...

Finding half a worm. For an apple-tree-owner, worse still is finding a worm – or worm holes – in every single fruit on your tree. That's a frustratingly common experience for Seattle homeowners.

I waited until the apples started to form. I still have these worms in every apple on my tree. A: I am guessing that you are dealing with codling moth. This is a common pest of apples and pears.

I garden organically with only moderate success. Most of the apples on my prolific tree have worm holes. Is there an organic strategy that would help? I cut around the holes and am curious as to ...

The second reader sent a photo of an apple with a worm in it and complained that the majority of the apples on the tree were damaged by wormholes. A. First I will address the the problem with ...

The worms that cause the most damage to apple ... Adults mate, and the females lay eggs on leaves and the twigs of apple trees. The larvae feed on leaves. Some may enter the small developing ...

Worm Resurgence Troubles Apple Farmers Organic apple farmers keep their fruit free of worms by spraying their trees with a naturally occuring virus. But insects in some orchards in Germany have ...

Dear Dr. Dirt: We have an abundance of apples on our apple trees this year but cannot use ... are the work of the apple maggot or railroad worm, Rhagoletis pomonella, which was the subject of ...

Q: We have two apple trees that are 5 years old, and multiple apples are falling off. When we cut the fruit open, we find the blackened damage shown in the photos. Any advice would be appreciated.

Many people hold to the romantic idea that apples used to taste better in the “good old days,” and just naturally resisted disease and worms. After all, orchardists didn’t spray their trees ...