I don't know about there, but here in the U.S. some of the worms that get
into apples are able to do it through the blossom. Most of the professional
growers start a spraying program a week before the tree blossoms, during
blossom, and once a week after blossom.

Personally I clean around the worm/maggot and can or cook the rest.

Dwayne (from Kansas)


"The Invalid" wrote in message
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Picked some apples from our tree yesterday and most of them had
maggots in. All seemed to have got in from the base of the apple in
the middle.

Will I need to put a tar band round the tree or are the eggs injected
in by flying bugs ?