The apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella), also known as the railroad worm (but distinct from the Phrixothrix beetle larva, also called railroad worm), is...
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The Apple Maggot Quarantine Area is a permanent quarantine area established by the U.S. state of Washington. The quarantine was authorized under Washington...
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Codling moths, and the apple maggots of fruit flies, cause serious damage to apple fruits, making them unsaleable. Young apple trees are also prone to...
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Look up maggot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A maggot is the larva of a fly. Maggot or Maggott may also refer to: Maggot (rapper) (born 1976), Welsh...
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used for luring of apple maggots in Washington State, to monitor the spread of the infestation and adjust the borders of the Apple Maggot Quarantine Area...
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reddish liquid. The term "railroad worm" is also sometimes applied to the apple maggot. Branham, Marc (February 2005). "EENY332/IN609: Glow-Worms, Railroad-Worms...
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Rhagoletis mendax (redirect from Blueberry maggot)
fruit fly known by the common name blueberry maggot. The blueberry maggot is closely related to the apple maggot (R. pomonella), a larger fruit fly in the...
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Economy of Washington (state) (redirect from Apple production in Washington (state))
Apple maggots are such a problem here that the state has erected the Apple Maggot Quarantine Area between the west and the east. The Washington Apple...
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in the apple maggot fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, which shifted from using its native host, hawthorn tree, to using the domesticated apple tree in...
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important apple-growing region. The program consists of an Apple Maggot Quarantine Area, which establishes a pest-free area. The agency also deploys apple maggot...
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