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 ...

There are plenty of ways to help your apple trees thrive, such as pruning and choosing the right fertilizer. But what if your apples are turning brown and mushy before they're even ripe? Codling moths ...

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 ...

A: Codling moths are the bane of many a home orchardist in Bay Area yards with warm summers. They infest apples, pears, quince, walnuts and sometimes plums or other stone fruit. What a mess they make ...

Several years ago, my husband and I started growing our tree fruits organically because we wanted to avoid using chemicals. Bill and I grow plum, cherry, apple and pear trees. Plums are a gardener’s ...

If you have apple trees and want to monitor codling moth activity to determine the best time to spray, use a pest trap. The lure or bait in the trap duplicates the female codling moth’s pheromone ...

Q: I have had wormy apples in my Honeycrisp apple tree. Last year, I had the same problem. I was told to spray a fungicide. I also sprayed neem oil. I waited until the apples started to form. I still ...