[Fruit culture] . footlessmaggot about ^ inch long when full grown and known as theapple maggot, or the apple railroad worm, is shown in Fig. 19 (a).The adult form of this insect is a blackish colored fly shownin (6). It is a little smaller than the common house fly and APPLE PESTS AND INJURIES 35 may be distinguished from other flies that may be seen onapples by the four rather distinct black bands across each wingand by the three or four white bands across the abdomen. This insect causes much damage to summer and faU applesin the New England States and has been found in many othersections of
[Fruit culture] . footlessmaggot about ^ inch long when full grown and known as theapple maggot, or the apple railroad worm, is shown in Fig. 19 (a).The adult form of this insect is a blackish colored fly shownin (6). It is a little smaller than the common house fly and APPLE PESTS AND INJURIES 35 may be distinguished from other flies that may be seen onapples by the four rather distinct black bands across each wingand by the three or four white bands across the abdomen. This insect causes much damage to summer and faU applesin the New England States and has been found in many othersections of the United States. The female fly deposits its eggsjust beneath the skin of the apples; sometimes twelve or fifteeneggs are deposited in a single apple and from 300 to 400 eggsare deposited during a season. The young larvas, or maggots,on hatching, immediately begin eating into the apple. Theyburrow around through the flesh of the apple, and if severalof them are present in the same apple it is likely to be eaten.
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