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Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 10:22
| I have one RD apple tree in my orchard. There is no other orchard within a quarter mile. My apple tree has a severe infestation of Codling Moth, to the point I get no usable fruit. I've read up on and understand several ways I can remedy the problem but I have been wondering if defruiting the tree for a couple of years in a row would be an effective approach. I have not seen anything written on this method. Can anyone in the forum comment on this approach, is it known to work? |
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- Posted by 2010ChampsBCS 7B St Clair Co (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 10:47
| I'm certainly not an expert but this method seems a bit on the extreme side. There are chemicals available for the pest if you desire. I simply bag my apples and pears. Two years and has worked well. Good luck |
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| I don't think it would work. Down here in SW Texas we only have a few coddling moth. Several yrs we've had a total freeze out and it doesn't get rid of them. We've had almost no apples in two yrs and I haven't seen them in about three yrs but they are back again late in the season, Julyish. I think there are alternate hosts or they'll fly in from afar. Spraying is the easiest way. |
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- Posted by michael357 5b, KS (My Page) on Sun, Aug 31, 14 at 19:25
| Walnut is an alternate host I seem to recall reading. Bagging for 2 years would give you the same effect and you'd get the fruit too. |
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| codling moths fly for at least a mile and a half. |
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- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 1, 14 at 7:53
| I agree that it seems very unlikely that your population is entirely dependent on that single apple tree. If so, a single well timed application of pesticide to eliminate the first generation would solve your problem as well- and you'd get fruit. If you spray that first generation and a second G. infestation occurs, you will know they are coming from somewhere else. I have never heard of even isolated commercial orchards getting control of this pest by such an approach, but there's lots I haven't heard of that exists in the world. |
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