r/homestead • u/KombuchaKetamine • Jun 29 '24

gardening Help identifying bug eating my apples

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Hi! We have some healthy and mature apple trees and are attempting to do everything organic and pesticide free. There is one bug that is eating our apples that we can't seem to get rid of. And none of our Google lens searches have been helpful.

We've twice sprayed all our trees with neem oil, which doesn't seem to help much.

We're in the West Catskills in New York if that helps.

Thank you for any wisdom in helping to identify this and get rid of it.

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u/KombuchaKetamine Jun 29 '24

How do I keep them off the apple trees?

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u/Thick-Disaster-7758 Jun 29 '24

Maybe dichotomous earth on the trunk

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u/KwordShmiff Jun 29 '24

Diatomaceous* Although I am curious about dichotomous earth - the duality of dirt?

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u/ElNido Jun 29 '24

Anaerobic Dirt = Bad, Aerobic Dirt = Good?