Apple Maggot
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 varieties and early fall varieties are especially subject to injury. The insect also attacks certain varieties of European plums.
Description:
The adult apple maggot is a black-bodied fly slightly smaller than the house fly. The female is larger than the male and has four white bands across the abdomen, while the male has only three abdominal bands. The wings of the fly are crossed by four dark bands.
Adapted from the Cornell Cooperative Extension, 1999.
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