The apple maggot, or "railroad worm," is one of the most serious pests of apples in the fruit growing areas of the Northeast. All apple varieties are subject to apple maggot attack, but summer varieti READ MORE http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/applemaggot.html
This article originally appeared in Scarabogram, May 1999, New Series No. 229, p. 2; with additions in June 1999, No. 230, pp. 2-3.
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Fruit damaged by apple maggots eventually becomes soft and rotten, and cannot be eaten.
Apple Maggot Life Cycle and Damage
Female apple maggot flies deposit eggs singly just below the skin of an a READ MORE http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/tree002/tree002.htm