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[sherwin <sherwindu@att.net>]

Why so few crab apples have curculio, apple maggot or coddling moth? I 
don't know. But we do observe it.

Richard,

I would think that the usually tougher skin of the crab apples and their 
lower sugar content would
play a big role in their not attracting these pests.

                   Sherwin Dubren
                  Morton Grove, IL