We’re looking for the answer to the clue, which is apple orchard pests. This puzzle comes from the April 10, 2025, edition of the NYT Mini Crossword. The answer is a bug or a pest that is frequently around apple orchards, or at least on an apple tree. There are a lot of culprits to thi,s but something like an apple maggot or oriental fruit moth is too long.
The apple orchard pest that you least expect
The answer to this puzzle which we are looking for in the down section with 5 letters is WASPS. You would never really think or come up with wasps as the answer. Then again, wasps can be pests for a lot of vegetation. They aren’t the number one culprits for apple orchards, but they aren’t innocent either.
Wasp hives can grow in any location, in fact some people’s houses have a wasp hive spawn on the side of their house. Wasps can be dangerous, but they aren’t poisonous. Still, you wouldn’t want to be stung by one or a lot of them because it will still hurt like hell.
