July 31, 1944 



Prepared by the Fruit Program Committee 

 of the Extension Service 



W. H. Thies, Extension Horticulturist 



Contents 



The Apple Maggot and the Blueberry Maggot 



Seen in the Field 



Fighting Farm Fires 



Thinning Peaches by the "Clubbing" Method 



Dusting for Oriental Fruit Moth Control 



Notes on Apple Insects 



Apple Crop Prospects 



THE APPLQ MAGGOT AND THE BLUEBERRY MAGGOT ARE THE SAME — ONLY DIFFERENT 



In comparing the apple maggot with the blueberry maggot, we find 

 a brilliant example of "a gray horse of another color." 



The apple maggot has long been widely known as a destructive pest 

 through eastern apple growing sections from Nova Scotia to Massachusetts, 

 New York, and Pennsylvania. In Maine, it was a live subject of discussion 

 in the State Pomological Society as early as 1882. Probably it was known 

 in Massachusetts at an even eai-lior date. 



Although infestation in blueberries had been observed on wild land 



Issued by the Extension Service in furtherance of Acts of May 8 and June 30, 

 1914, Yfillard A. Munson, Director, Massachusetts State College, United States 

 Department of Agriculture, and County Extension Services cooporating. 



