We have been getting a lot of calls about when to spray for codling moths. The answer is, not yet. My apple trees in Rigby are barely at the silver tip stage. Last year, codling moths were late ...

HAMILTON – Using weather data collected at the Western Agriculture Research Center and codling moth captures around the valley, local agronomists have bumped up the date to spray against codling moths ...

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Q: Last year most of the fruit on my apple trees had worm damage. Can I do something now to prevent this problem? - Lisa Tirado, SLO A: The damage was probably caused by larvae of the codling moth, a ...

If caterpillars are eating your apples, they are almost certainly the larvae of the codling moth (Cydia pomonella). This is North America’s most important insect pest of apples, both in commercial ...

What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? Answer: Finding half a worm. Modern pesticides and strict inspection policies have made finding a codling moth larva, or worm, in an apple from a ...

If caterpillars are eating your apples, they are almost certainly the larvae of the codling moth (Cydia pomonella). This is North America’s most important insect pest of apples, both in commercial ...

HAMILTON - Codling moths are the bane of every apple grower in the Bitterroot Valley. Their tiny larvae have a taste for the fruit and if they're not controlled properly, a grower can end up with a ...

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 ...

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If you have fruit trees, now’s the time to be on the lookout for codling moths. This is the time of year — mid-March to early April — when the adult codling moth, a little grayish-brown lepidopteran, ...

IF YOU BITE into an apple and notice half a caterpillar smiling back at you, the extra protein is compliments of a codling moth. If, on the other hand, you’re greeted by the smiles of several ...