A moth (Cydia pomonella) whose larvae tunnel into apples, pears and walnuts, feeding on the fruit and rendering it unmarketable. Native to Eurasia, it has spread with apple cultivation to most temperate fruit growing regions worldwide and remains the key pest driving insecticide and pheromone mating disruption programs in commercial apple and pear orchards.
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Apple, Crops The codling moth is the classic worm-in-the-apple pest, the single most damaging insect pest of apple orchards historically.
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The codling moth or codlin moth is a member of the Lepidopteran family Tortricidae. They are major pests to agricultural crops, mainly fruits such as apples and pears, and a codling moth larva is often called an "apple worm". Along with the apple maggot, it is the worm that people encounter when biting into an infested apple.
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A moth (Cydia pomonella) whose larvae tunnel into apples, pears and walnuts, feeding on the fruit and rendering it unmarketable.
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