Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops (2+1)

2. Apple codling moth

2. Apple codling moth - Carpocapsa pomonella Linn. (Tortricidae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• The caterpillar feeds on the leaves first, then it borer in to fruits, feeds on the pulp of fruits.
• The female lays white coloured, flattened eggs singly on developing fruits, leaves and the twigs.
• The egg period is 4-12 days. The larva is pinkish to creamy white in colour with a brown head.
• The larval period last for 21-30 days.
• The grown up larvae comes out of the fruit and falls on the ground and then it reach the bark of the tree for shelter in cracks and crevices to construct a silken cocoon for pupation. The pupal period is 8-14 days.
Management

• Collection and destruction of cocoons and fallen fruits.
• Mass trap males with codling moth lure traps.
• Spray DDVP 0.04%.
• Release egg parasitoids, Trichogramma embryophagum at 2000/tree.