Codling moth has many natural enemies but these are not sufficiently effective to regulate populations below damaging levels. Insectivorous birds Tits, especially, pick larvae and pupae in cocoons from bark crevices, but do not forage specifically for the …
Van der Geest, L. P. S. & Evenhuis, H. H. (Eds). 1991. Tortricid Pests, Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. World Crop Pests, Vol. 5. Elsevier, …
Life cycle Pest status Other hosts Varietal susceptibility Distribution Damage Recognition Monitoring Forecasting egg laying using the RIMpro-Cydia model Biological control Chemical control Sex pheromone control Other non-chemical methods Cultural control …
Codling moth is a key pest of apple, which attacks the fruit directly causing economic damage at low population densities. It is sometimes very damaging to pear. The life cycle involves one complete and one partial generation per year in southern Britain, …
There is one main generation per annum in the UK with a partial second generation in late August and September. The second generation is more marked in hot years which favour rapid development of the first generation. Larval development has seven instar …
Moderately important pest of apple and pear. Attacks foliage and fruit. …
Highly polyphagous, the larvae feed on a wide range of trees and shrubs including fruit trees and bushes. …
All varieties are susceptible but those with fruits that are short stalked and/or which hang in clusters, tend to suffer the most …
Common and widely distributed. One of the most abundant species associated with fruit trees. …
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