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Regards
john rehn
That's probably codling moths. If you google on codling moth, you'll find
quite a variety of competing methods for codling moth control, depending on
whether you favour the 'organic' or 'natural' or chemical approach, too many
to list here.
Thanks for response. I have googled on "codling moth" pear and got
68000 hits.....
But it seems like this is something else, no entrance hole, and the
worms are
smaller. Codling moth seems to be what I use to call "apple worms"
Nearby apple trees are not infected.
The pears becomes black and drops when they are about the size of a
hazel nut.
Regards
john rehn
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It's probably Pear Midge. We get it some years - someyears it is very bad.
Sorry but I've no suggestions as to what to do about it.
Jim
Thanks for info.
Have checked for Pear midge on the net and it is definitely what I
have.
What I will try is to catch the falling pears in a net, the kind net
that are used to harvest olives.
What worries me is that I read somewhere the maggots might leave the
pears before the fell, so maybe I have to put something on the ground
too.
One others thing I also found out is that it might help to cover the
ground in the spring. If I use all possible means I might break their
life cycle.
Regards
John Rehn
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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.