Harvey Reissig checks a volatile-baited apple maggot sphere trap.
Research efforts on Apple Maggot have focused on various topics:
- The effectiveness of apple maggot monitoring systems, which were evaluated in commercial orchards by testing various trap designs, volatile lures and dispensers; and different catch-action thresholds using volatile-baited sphere traps. Results were incorporated into a grower-cooperator scouting program.
- Short-term apple storage regimens containing elevated atmospheres of carbon dioxide (CO2) were evaluated for their ability to disinfest newly harvested ‘McIntosh’ apples of apple maggot eggs and larvae.
- An orchard-architecture-based ranking system was used as a basis for deploying odor-baited pesticide-treated spheres, for direct control of apple maggot in comparison with existing management approaches based on calendar-driven sprays, or on the use of AM trap-capture-driven sprays.
Apple maggot adult
Publications & Resources
- “Agnello, A. M., S. M. Spangler, E. S. Minson, T. Harris, and D. P. Kain. 2002. Effect of high-carbon dioxide atmospheres on infestations of apple maggot (Diptera: Tephritidae) in apples. J. Econ. Entomol. 95: 520-526.
- “Agnello, A. M., S. M. Spangler, and W. H. Reissig. 1990. Development and evaluation of a more efficient monitoring system for apple maggot (Diptera: Tephritidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 83: 539-546.
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