Q: I read your column in our local newspaper every week and find it to be very helpful. We had a bad problem with apple maggots in two of our apple trees the last two years. Last spring, we sprayed ...

Q: My apple tree is healthy, but the past few years the insides of the apple fruits are full of brown streaks that I understand are caused by worms. The apples are very unappetizing. Is there a way to ...

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 ...

YAKIMA, Wash. - A bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jay Inslee renews funding for treatments to control apple maggot, a pest that poses a significant threat to the shipment of apples from ...

Q: I have three goodland apple trees. They are an excellent apple for eating and cooking. However, this year the apples have a brown discoloration in the meat of the fruit. This discoloration looks ...

Q: My apples are (again) infected with apple maggots. I refuse to spray chemicals on them. What are my alternatives? A: One method is to hang red balls covered with a sticky substance called tree ...