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Sheet on Apple maggot fly Rhagoletis pomonella detailing life stages and fruit damage

Apple maggot sheet Rhagoletis pomonella with notes showing damage to fruit as a result of an infestation by this pest

Adult Apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella showing distinctive marked wings and scutellum white spot

Apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella adult and life cycle stages showing egg, larvae (maggot), and pupa

Adult Apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella on apple damaged by oviposition scars and maggots

Apple damaged by apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella showing maggot damage and rotting

Prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica showing plant in flower and fruit

Prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica pen and ink line drawing

Pear sprig with blossom, leaves and fruit Pyrus communis

Pear Pyrus domestica fruit with leaves on branch

Pear Pyrus domestica tree showing typical sideways growth habit

Honey bee Apis mellifera visiting the pear blossom in spring

Trainign a cordon by pruning and tying onto supports at different times and periods of growth

Planting a fruit tree and providing it with suitable support

Example of a fruit tree grown into a bush pattern, in this case an apple

Examples of four different patterns of fruit tree trained growth type including espalier, step over espalier, dwarf pyramid, and a small standard. Apple trees.

Example of a fruit tree grown into a step over or low espalier type or pattern

Example of a fruit tree grown into a dwarf pyramid pattern

Example of a fruit tree grown into a standard pattern

Example of a fruit tree grown into a fan pattern