Apple Maggot in the Okanagan
The apple maggot is currently not established in the Okanagan Region; but it is only a matter of time. The pathways by which the apple maggot can arrive into the Okanagan include the movement of backyard apples, nursery stock for retail sale, and natural spread from Washington. Public education, highway signage, surveying (including trapping), and CFIA movement requirement certificates are some of the ways to delay or slow the spread of the apple maggot into the Okanagan.
To help prevent the spread of apple maggots, please:
The arrival of the apple maggot in the Okanagan Region puts many values at risk, including:
Updates on apple maggot in the Okanagan Region:
2015
On September 8, 2015, a single apple maggot (female) was captured on a CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) trap in a residential area in West Kelowna. This is the first time in the Okanagan Region that apple maggot has been detected. The fruits, tree hosts, and soil around the positive site is under regulatory control and a delimitation survey is underway. There are no commercial orchards within its flight range. Also, it is not considered established in the Okanagan. CFIA is responsible for the regulation of apple maggot host materials, including fruit, trees, and soil in order to prevent the introduction and spread of the apple maggot in BC.
Check out the source here: http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=638
or here: https://bccherry.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/CFIA-Apple-Maggot-Notification-to-BC-Fruit-and-Hort-Industry_1-1.pdf
2016
Another single apple maggot (female) was found in Kelowna during the 2016 apple maggot survey run by the CFIA.
Check out the source here: http://www.bcfga.com/files/APPLE%20MAGGOT%20-%20NOTIFICATION_TO_INDUSTRY_December_2016%20(1).pdf
Information references:
Zhao, Z., Wahl, T., and Marsh, T. (2007). Economic effects of mitigating apple maggot spread. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, 55(4), 499-514.
To help prevent the spread of apple maggots, please:
- do not take any fruit or soil out of areas known to have apple maggot, including the Lower Mainland in B.C. as well as some areas in Washington State
- report any suspicious or infested fruit to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) (go to the 'If You Possibly Have AM' page under the Apple Maggot (AM) tab)
The arrival of the apple maggot in the Okanagan Region puts many values at risk, including:
- apple production (quality and quantity decrease and cost to produce increase)
- pesticide usage (increase)
- disruption in the Sterile Insect Release program (SIR) for codling moth
- and the potential impact on both domestic and foreign market access.
Updates on apple maggot in the Okanagan Region:
2015
On September 8, 2015, a single apple maggot (female) was captured on a CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) trap in a residential area in West Kelowna. This is the first time in the Okanagan Region that apple maggot has been detected. The fruits, tree hosts, and soil around the positive site is under regulatory control and a delimitation survey is underway. There are no commercial orchards within its flight range. Also, it is not considered established in the Okanagan. CFIA is responsible for the regulation of apple maggot host materials, including fruit, trees, and soil in order to prevent the introduction and spread of the apple maggot in BC.
Check out the source here: http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=638
or here: https://bccherry.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/CFIA-Apple-Maggot-Notification-to-BC-Fruit-and-Hort-Industry_1-1.pdf
2016
Another single apple maggot (female) was found in Kelowna during the 2016 apple maggot survey run by the CFIA.
Check out the source here: http://www.bcfga.com/files/APPLE%20MAGGOT%20-%20NOTIFICATION_TO_INDUSTRY_December_2016%20(1).pdf
Information references:
Zhao, Z., Wahl, T., and Marsh, T. (2007). Economic effects of mitigating apple maggot spread. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, 55(4), 499-514.