Low-temperature tolerance of false
codling moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in South Africa.
However, the genetic differen tiation and gene flow of the different
codling moth populations is still unknown.
For the
codling moth, a good alternative is to break into the breeding cycle.
(2004; 2006) who showed a negative linear relationship between treatment dose and mobility or competitiveness of sterile
codling moth irradiated with various doses of gamma radiation (dose range of 100-250 Gy).
WATCH FOR
CODLING MOTH LARVAE Look for red-brown droppings on pears and apples.
Key words:
Codling moth, degree days, mating disruptant, non-pesticidal treatment.
In a different study, Muscodor overcame the
codling moth, Cydia pomonella.
Hang pheromone traps in apple and pear trees to deter
codling moth.
To increase the competitiveness of irradiated Lepidoptera, Proverbs (1962) investigated the potential of using sub-sterilizing doses of radiation on the
codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), and discovered that at less than fully sterilizing doses, the sons of irradiated males were fully sterile.
Coping with
codling moth THERE'S nothing worse than proudly plucking an apple or pear off your own tree, then tucking into it to find a maggot.
And if all that hasn't put you off your breakfast, you can even grow your own nematodes, a sort of "pick and mix" package of little killing worms that will wage war on carrot and cabbage root fly, leather jackets, ants, cutworms, gooseberry sawfly, thrips and
codling moth.
Prevent
codling moth grubs from damaging your apple and pears by hanging pheromone traps in your trees.
Rather than place pheromone-emitting dispensers in trees by hand to disrupt
codling moth mating, apple and pear growers could soon be spraying the pest's chemical sex attractant instead, thanks to ARS research.
Many garden pests are carabid food: cutworms,
codling moth larvae, tent caterpillars, slugs, snails and cankerworms to name a few.
Codling moth larvae love apples: They tunnel into fruits that are developing on a tree.
