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Bug eating apples #880136
Asked August 04, 2024, 1:28 PM EDT
Becker County Minnesota
Expert Response
Good Evening Todd,
Thank you for contacting the U of M Extension Service.
Please click on the following link from the U of M Extension Yard and Garden website about growing apples: https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growing-apples
It is important that you read through the information about how to avoid pests and disease which is lower in the information.
Here is another link about apple maggots: https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/apple-maggot
Here is a more detailed link about white rot: https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-42
From viewing your photos, I believe it could be white rot.
The insect is a four-spotted sap beetle. I do not believe this insect is the cause of the problem but is drawn to the rotting fruit. https://extension.usu.edu/planthealth/research/sap-beetles#:~:text=Four%2Dspotted%20sap%20beetles%20are,viewed%20from%20the%20top%20(Fig.
Good Luck!