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 ...

What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? Answer: Finding half a worm. Modern pesticides and strict inspection policies have made finding a codling moth larva, or worm, in an apple from a ...

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 FOUND YOURSELF last summer and fall with a harvest of wormy apples and pears, then you have codling moth. By the time you see the damage, typically at harvest, it is too late to protect that ...

The image seems innocuous enough: the classic worm-in-the-apple cartoon. In reality, the highly narrativized codling moth can destroy 80 percent to 90 percent of an apple crop within one to two years ...

“Don’t let the worms spoil your apple,” warns the Wormy Apples children’s board game. The game is won by pulling all of the pesky worm pieces out of the plastic apple. If “worms” have been spoiling ...

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 ...

For some reason, the apple blooms seem to be particularly abundant this year. Even the old farm trees I see along Chester Creek seem to be full of blooms. Unfortunately, between the beauty of the ...

Now that apple trees are finishing blooming, it’s time to consider how to handle codling moth and apple maggot so you don’t end up with wormy apples. Codling moth adults are about 3/4 inch long with ...

Q. I’m a retired college professor. 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 ...

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 ...