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How Long Can A Apple Maggot Fly Live. Apple maggot flies lay eggs in fruit and the fruit becomes pitted and misshapen. The eggs hatch, and the larvae begin to tunnel through the fruit.

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On a maggot farm, female black soldier flies lay about 500 eggs apiece. Adult apple maggots begin to emerge from the soil starting around july 1, continuing through most of the summer. This change in behavioural preference has seeded the beginnings of speciation by keeping apple flies and hawthorn flies as separated populations, isolated from each other.

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You can quickly begin to see how a maggot infestation can happen overnight. Apple maggot flies are active from late june to october. Place one trap in trees less than 8 feet tall and about two to four traps in larger trees. Apple maggot fly traps are usually set in spring (june) and monitored throughout fall (september).