Ebook Protecting Backyard Apple Trees from Apple Maggot
Since first detected in 1979 in Portland, Oregon, the apple maggot has spread and infested apples in many parts of the Pacific Northwest. Homeowners may want to rethink growing apples and other fruit trees. Many spray products labeled for homeowner use on fruit trees have been canceled. While apple
maggot can render the fruit on your apple tree inedible, pockets of unsprayed “backyard” trees pose a serious threat to the commercial apple industry in the Northwest.
Commercial growers face added costs for insecticides to protect their fruit from apple maggot. They also risk restrictions from overseas markets that strictly enforce pest quarantines. To date, the apple maggot has not established itself in the major apple production areas of central Washington. Regulatory agencies are working to maintain these areas as apple-maggot-free zones. Homeowner cooperation and assistance in controlling this pest are critical to protecting the Northwest
tree fruit industry. ( 8 pages filetype pdf, 168 KB )
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