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 ...

Everyone is familiar with the “worm in the apple”, but gardeners need to know the worm is the immature stage of the codling moth. Codling moth is present in apples and pears throughout Idaho in ...

We successfully created mass confusion again in a small part of Missoula this summer. Using mating disruption to confuse male codling moths so they couldn't find female moths, we kept 200 apple trees ...

While apple trees in Casper and Wyoming have many challenges, including late freezes which reduce blooming, fire blight, scale and rust, most fruit damage is caused by a little insect called a codling ...

Q. We have had two questions related to growing apples this past week. The first reader asks why their Gala apples are not turning red even though they taste ripe. The second reader sent a photo of an ...

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 ...

Researchers want to use bug-hunting fungi to protect orchards from pests such as codling moth, a major problem for apples, pears and walnuts. Scientists are growing three species of fungi at ...

Q. I’m a retired college professor. I garden organically with only moderate success. Most of the apples on my prolific tree have worm holes. Is there an organic strategy that would help? I cut around ...

Master Gardener Michael Janik is a fruit tree expert who advises this for fruit trees in May: “Thinning is an essential step in producing larger, tastier fruit and will also help prevent damage from ...

“Don’t let the worms spoil your apple,” warns the Wormy Apples children’s board game. The game is won by pulling all of the pesky worm pieces out of the plastic apple. If “worms” have been spoiling ...