Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 2 September 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of Jack Kelly Clark,
University of California)
This Caterpillar is a worldwide pest. It is a grub that bores into the fruit of various crops, including :
The Caterpillar grows to a length of about 1 cm.
The adult moth varies from grey to brown, and has reflective scales on the wings. The forewings each have a complex pattern, which is darker towards the margin. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
It originated in Europe, and is now a pest all over the world, including:
Control of the species is possible using:
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp. 57-58, 62, 68, 280.
A.H. Nicholas, W.G. Thwaite & R.N. Spooner-Hart,
Arthropod abundance in an Australian apple orchard under
mating disruption and supplementary insecticide treatments
for codling moth,
Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Torticidae),
Australian Journal of Entomology,
Volume 38, part 1 (January 1999), pp. 23-29.
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