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My apple tree has been impacted by a bug the past few years ruining the fruit. I’d like to know what I need to do to ensure a healthy tree next sea...
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Apple tree #879446
Asked July 30, 2024, 3:01 PM EDT
My apple tree has been impacted by a bug the past few years ruining the fruit. I’d like to know what I need to do to ensure a healthy tree next season.
Thank you!
Anoka County Minnesota
Expert Response
The damage looks like apple maggot, please see the links for how to manage it and apple bagging works well on a small scale.
https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/apple-maggot
https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/7bef63ae-ef06-4632-94db-49827fb3b3d9
https://conservancy.umn.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/ec31340c-0611-4f09-abe3-fd2bb03c7484/content
https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growing-apples
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/bagging-apples-for-insect-and-disease-control/
https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/apple-maggot
https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/7bef63ae-ef06-4632-94db-49827fb3b3d9
https://conservancy.umn.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/ec31340c-0611-4f09-abe3-fd2bb03c7484/content
https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growing-apples
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/bagging-apples-for-insect-and-disease-control/
Thank you for replying.
I have tried spraying neem oil after a rain, I have applied sticky traps and caught nothing, and I have bagged my apples to only have the animals take them off.
Specifically what spray do I find at what store to apply and at what times of the year.
What is written here seems to be for large scale orchards and I’m not sure what it would be called at the store for myself to buy.
Also what is the application I would need to follow.
Thanks so much.
Tiffany Earnest
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On Jul 31, 2024, at 5:49 AM, Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:
Effective pesticides available for apple maggot control are esfenvalerate, carbaryl and spinosad.
