apple maggot
noun
: a dipteran fly (Rhagoletis pomonella) whose larva burrows in and feeds especially on apples
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The biological material, spinosad, is quite effective on both the codling moth and the apple maggot (which shows up in late June).
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oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023
The apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella is a prime example of a species just beginning to diverge.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2011
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oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023
The apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella is a prime example of a species just beginning to diverge.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2011
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“Apple maggot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple%20maggot. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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