Codling moths are a common pest of apples and plums, producing the maggots that invade the fruit later in the summer. But if you hang codling moth traps in your trees now, you may stem the problem ...

The warmer days and nights will mean that the insect population will start to explode in our gardens over the next few weeks. Most of them do us no harm at all and some, like the bees, are essential ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Organic gardeners are often regarded as somewhat eccentric. The early pioneers were not people bound by convention. I have to admit that many of us have a mania for recycling and parts of our gardens ...