Carbaryl (Sevin) or esfenvalerate (Ortho Bug-B-Gon Max and others) are effective chemicals labeled for apple maggot control that are readily available. The most effective method of application is ...

In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about specific apple tree sprays and commiserated about fake hosta seeds.

Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), and the temperate apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh). By exploiting these interactions, it may be possible to produce efficacious trapping systems that could be ...