Diseased apples

[Quovadisuk]

Hi all , each year we have a good crop of aoples ( niot very sweet mind you ) and each time we pick them they have been spoiled by s grib or insect . Any idea how I can prevent this next year

 

[Oliver Buckle]

I am guessing codling moth, the other things attack early in the season and the apples drop while still immature. You can get a nematode spray for the tree and the ground around it. The other useful thing is a grease band around the tree, not sure if it is the codling, but there is one wingless moth that climbs the tree, and it also traps other climbing pests, like earwigs

 

[Julian777ju]

Sucks to have this problem. But, don't accidentally swallow a worm in the apple .

 

[Oliver Buckle]

Sucks to have this problem. But, don't accidentally swallow a worm in the apple .

My Dad was a biologist, he always used to say, "A bit of extra protein won't hurt you"

 

[Julian777ju]

My Dad was a biologist, he always used to say, "A bit of extra protein won't hurt you"

Hahaha, you must eat anything