Before you go picking apples this time of year, take a closer look at the fruit. Gardeners often use fake apples, coated with a sticky goo, to fool apple maggots.These insects cause the fruit to ...

If insecticide sprays are applied too late, the pests enter and eat inside the fruit where they are protected from sprays. If applied too early, the spray will dissipate and be ineffective when the ...

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 ...

Natural pesticides can be an excellent tool in your arsenal against insect pests, which have the potential to turn your lush garden into their own insect all-you-can-eat buffet. Fortunately, making ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Q • I have a red delicious apple tree that I have never sprayed. It has needed protection; it’s just that I did not have the time ...

QI have several apple trees that will begin bearing fruit this year or next. What can I spray on these trees that will not harm the bees? ASevin is very poisonous to bees but almost any insecticide is ...