Canadian Food Inspection Agency
www.inspection.gc.ca
Plants > Plant Pests > Apple
Maggot
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About the CFIA
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Subjects
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Proactive Disclosure
The apple maggot is indigenous to North America and has
been a serious pest of apples in Canada for over 100 years. It is now
widespread throughout eastern Canada, with the exception of Newfoundland.
The principal hosts of the Apple Maggot are apple (Malus spp.) and hawthorn
(Crataegus spp.); sweet cherry (Prunus avium) and sour cherry (Prunus cerasus) are also significant hosts in two
states of the U.S.A. Other
hosts are known.
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