Rhagoletis pomonella

Photo by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

Fruit fly that primarily attacks apples Cream coloured legless larvae (up to 10 mm long) leave brown trail through fruit flesh Small black fly (up to 5 mm long) with yellowish head and legs, a white spot on the back and four irregular or zigzag black bands on the wings Sunken dimple-like spots and discolourations develop on the surface of fruit following egg laying and larval feeding Damaged fruit drop prematurely

High priority pest of: Apples and pears

Pest Documents

• Apple maggot FS Apple & Pear
• Apple maggot FS Cherry
• Handbook for the Identification of Fruit Flies

FS: fact sheet

CP: contingency plan

DP: diagnostic protocol