APPLE MAGGOT 



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FIG 129. Apple n.aggot fly. 



The larva or grub is \\hite, legless, with a yellowish brown 

 head and jaws, and is found burrowing and feeding near the center 

 of the apple (Fig. 128). It becomes full grown in about twenty 

 days, changing to a pupa in the center of the fruit and emerging 



as a beetle about ten days 5 --- -^ \ *; - 



later. This emergence oc- t / 



curs during June, July, and \ 

 August, and, after emerg- 

 ing, the insect feeds but \i 

 little. The fall and whiter | 

 are spent under leaves and f 

 rubbish beneath trees. 



Control. Use the same 

 methods as for the plum 

 curculio. 



The Apple Maggot (Rha- L 

 gcletis pcmonella Walsh). 

 The adult of this insect is a two-winged fly (Fig. 129) . The general 

 color is black, sides of head white, eyes green, antennae orange. It 

 is about one-fourth of an inch long, and appears early in the summer. 



The eggs are laid only in 

 matured fruit, hatching in a 

 few days. The larvae make 

 tunnels in the flesh of the 

 fruit, working in all direc- 

 tions (Fig. 130). It takes 

 from five to six weeks for 

 the maggot to complete its 

 growth . As a result of inf es- 

 tation, the fruit falls to the 

 ground. The larva enters 

 the soil, pupating about one 

 inch below the surface. Fre- 

 quently the maggots remain 

 in the stored fruit. Adults 

 appear the following spring, 

 FIG. i3o. Burrows of apple maggot in soft fruit, and there is but one brood 



(O'Kane, N. H. Bull, 171.) & year 



Control. Gather and destroy windfalls as soon as they drop 

 to the ground. Cultivate orchards thoroughly. 



Brown Fruit Chafer. This brownish beetle is also called the 



