. Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower . Trypeta pomonella, parent of the apple-maggot. piercing the skin with its horny ovipositor. The little maggots channel the fruit in every direction, causing it to rot or become unsalable. When full-grown they pupate below the surface of the ground, or even among rubbish on the surface, or in crevices. Indeed, they are not at all particular, and transform wherever they can find an opportunity to do so, including the barrels, boxes, or bins in which infested apples have been kept. None of these fruit flies can be reached by insecticides, no
. Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower . Trypeta pomonella, parent of the apple-maggot. piercing the skin with its horny ovipositor. The little maggots channel the fruit in every direction, causing it to rot or become unsalable. When full-grown they pupate below the surface of the ground, or even among rubbish on the surface, or in crevices. Indeed, they are not at all particular, and transform wherever they can find an opportunity to do so, including the barrels, boxes, or bins in which infested apples have been kept. None of these fruit flies can be reached by insecticides, nor is there any fair chance of reaching the adults, and the only method that is effectual is the prompt removal and destruction of infested
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