Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ripe apples hanging from an apple tree tree - Luis Alvarez/Getty Images In the hopes of crunching into homegrown produce or ...

Unfortunately, many pests love fruit trees and can easily damage leaves and spoil harvests. However, there are ways to get rid of these problematic visitors—without using harmful pesticides. For ...

A wide variety of pests can affect apple trees. Those interested can learn about the common ones and ways to control them at Apples All Year Long: Pest Management, on Saturday, July 14, at the Audubon ...

Q: I have had wormy apples in my Honeycrisp apple tree. Last year, I had the same problem. I was told to spray a fungicide. I also sprayed neem oil. I waited until the apples started to form. I still ...

September commences the fall harvest season. Mid- to late-season apple varieties ripen from September to late October and are harvested when the fruits are mature but before they are fully ripe. A ...

For home orchardists in Western Washington, the arrival in the 1980s of apple maggot, a highly destructive pest common in the eastern United States, has been discouraging. In less than 15 years, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RYosha / Getty Images Unfortunately, many pests love fruit trees and can easily damage leaves and spoil harvests. However, there ...