Fears that the Taiwan market might be closed to U.S. apples because of another codling moth detection seem to have resulted in high volumes of apples being shipped there this season. The workplan for exporting apples to Taiwan states that if live codling moth larvae are found in U.S. apples shipped there on three occasions, the U.S. apple export program to Taiwan will be suspended for the rest of the season. One live larva was found in a shipment of Washington apples last October, and a second in November. Dr. Mike Willett, vice president for scientific affairs with the Northwest […]