Rhagoletis pomonella

Apple Maggot

Category: invertebrate
Primary role: pest insect
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Genus: Rhagoletis

External: GBIF #1622582

5 AI-consensus-verified claims across 2 interaction categories.

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Malus domestica

Almindelig æble

5 shared claims

herbivory 4 claims

This entity is the subject of herbivory on Malus domestica (Almindelig æble) · effect: harmful

“an effective method for reducing infestations of the codling moth, apple maggot”

eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 353 #6493552
This entity is the subject of herbivory on Malus domestica (Almindelig æble) · effect: harmful

“apple maggot (Rhagoletispomonella)”

eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 584 #6493646
This entity is the subject of herbivory on Malus domestica (Almindelig æble) · effect: harmful

“apple maggot may produce the heaviest infestations of all”

eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 607 #6493688
This entity is the subject of herbivory on Malus domestica (Almindelig æble) · effect: harmful

“twice after petal-fall for apple maggot flies”

eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

Altieri M.A., Nicholls C.I., Fritz M.A. (2005) · Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies · p. 48 #6496425

pest pressure 1 claim

This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Malus domestica (Almindelig æble) · effect: harmful

“An important pest of apples in the northern United States is the apple maggot”

eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

Pedigo L.P. (2002) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 131 #6492672

Genus-level evidence

1 claim where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Rhagoletis sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Rhagoletis pomonella.

herbivory · Rhagoletis (genus) → Prunus avium · effect: harmful

“oviposition-deterring pheromones were sprayed on cherry trees to reduce fruit damage”

Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 503 #6493590

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