we are in the north okanagan. we were picking apples(foraging) the other day around the enderby area. every tree had lots of fruit but most of the fruit had worm holes. how do you keep pests away from apples without sprays? are there beneficial/predatory insects that can be introduced? is there a natural home remedy?
cheers

But that's the joy of picking wild apples! Worms!

I worked for an apple farmer in my younger days. He sprayed his apples 7 times a season to get those pristine apples. My home apples were full of worms because there was no way I was going to spray 7 times.

The biggest apple pest (at least in our area) are codling moths. There are ways to deal with them but if these trees are wild, it may not be worth the expense.

https://extension.colostate.ed...

i will now go for 2nd breakfast and after that a pipe of south farthing's finest and research

It is not the worm holes that scare me, it is finding half a worm that I don't like.

Codling moth caterpillars are really bitter... Definitely avoid.