Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thriving tree laden with ripe red apples, and house in the background - Alexander Shapovalov/Getty Images There are plenty of ways ...

If you found yourself with a harvest of wormy apples and pears last fall, then you have codling moth. By the time you see the damage, typically at harvest, it is too late to protect that year’s crop.

Q: My apples are pretty much a lost cause this year after super cold, super windy and now super hot weather. I expected a small crop (from the apples) but not this blight. It starts with a “poke” in ...

IF YOU FOUND YOURSELF last summer and fall with a harvest of wormy apples and pears, then you have codling moth. By the time you see the damage, typically at harvest, it is too late to protect that ...

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 have apple trees and want to monitor codling moth activity to determine the best time to spray, use a pest trap. The lure or bait in the trap duplicates the female codling moth’s pheromone ...

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 ...

Amy Jo Detweiler, associate professor of horticulture at Oregon State University’s Extension Service, wants Central Oregon gardeners to be successful in growing fruit trees and managing an apple tree ...

It’s spring and the fruit trees are about to bloom. It’s time to start planning how to reduce the chance that you will have to share your apples with codling moths and apple maggots. I’ll cover the ...