I'm glad to hear the footies work because I'm planning on trying them this year.

Arbico Organics has some heavy duty ones https://www.arbico-organics.com/product/maggot-barriers-fruit-protection-heavy-weave/pest-solver-guide-borers

The non heavy duty ones: https://www.arbico-organics.com/product/maggot-barriers-fruit-covering/pest-solver-guide-borers

I'm excited to try these. We had almost all of our apple crop damaged last year. I love simple, chemical-free solutions like this!

When do you put them on, timing-wise? I had read to do it before the apples are less than one inch. Does that seem correct?

We try to get them on at 1 inch but sometimes we don’t finish until they are a bit bigger. i use the uspest.org model to help in timing. This a link from Cloud Mountain Nursery that helps you navigate it. https://www.cloudmountainfarmcenter.org/codling-moth-tracking-tool/

We don’t spray so use this tool as a warning for when the booties should go on the babies!

super cool, thank you!

I am curious if these would also deter birds from pecking fruit like nectarines ?

Here in Japan, we just wrap in paper bags. Footies seem pretty expensive.