Apple MaggotsApple Maggots (Rhagoletis pomonella) will infest apples, plums, pears, apricots, hawthorns, and crabapples. Their presence is prevalent in the Midwestern and eastern United States and in eastern Canada; however, they are also found in California, Oregon, and Washington. These pests appear in July; females lay their eggs under the skins of apples; eggs hatch in 5-10 days and the maggots feed on apple flesh leaving brown tunnels and eventually rotting the fruit. The larvae are generally cream colored and 8 mm long and 2 mm wide at their full size. The adult female fly is 5.8 mm long with a black abdomen striped with four white bands.
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