apple maggot

American  

noun

1. railroad worm.

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apple maggot British  

noun

1. a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, the larvae of which bore into and feed on the fruit of apple trees: family Trypetidae

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Etymology

Origin of apple maggot

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Other major pests the program has monitored this year include the apple maggot, Japanese beetle and spongy moth.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Finally, a well-documented example of ongoing sympatric speciation occurred in the apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, which arose as an isolated population sometime after the introduction of the apple into North America.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

At the present time the official state recommendations for the control of apple maggot and cherry maggot still include the use of arsenate of lead under some conditions.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The one on the lower left is the apple maggot, the one on the lower right is walnut husk maggot.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association

I have shown here the emergence date of the various species, including the cherry fruit flies, the apple maggot and the walnut husk fly.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association