{"id":1999,"date":"2010-02-26T15:31:40","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T20:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/?page_id=1999"},"modified":"2019-06-11T18:47:49","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T18:47:49","slug":"cranberry-blossomworm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/grower-services\/insects\/cranberry-blossomworm\/","title":{"rendered":"Cranberry Blossomworm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Order: <\/strong>Lepidoptera || <strong>Family:<\/strong> Noctuidae<br \/>\n<strong>Scientific Name: <\/strong><em>Epiglaea apiata <\/em>(Grote)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 16%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1999 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/05\/Blossomworm-052715-009.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/05\/Blossomworm-052715-009-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a cranberry blossomworm caterpillar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/05\/Blossomworm-052715-009-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/05\/Blossomworm-052715-009-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4335'>\n\t\t\t\tCranberry blossomworm caterpillar\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworm2002c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworm2002c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Cranberry Blossomworm larva feeding on cranberry foliage in a cranberry bed\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworm2002c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworm2002c-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2006'>\n\t\t\t\ta mature Cranberry blossomworm larva feeding on cranberry foliage in a Maine cranberry bed\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworm2002a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworm2002a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A cranberry blossomworm larva feeding on a cranberry vine in a cranberry bed\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworm2002a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworm2002a-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2005'>\n\t\t\t\tCranberry blossomworm caterpillar (they can vary in body color but they all have a white stripe)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworm2002k.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworm2002k-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Cranberry Blossomworm feasting on a cranberry leaf at the tip of a cranberry upright.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworm2002k-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworm2002k-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2007'>\n\t\t\t\tCranberry blossomworm feeding on cranberry leaves in Maine\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworms2002e.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworms2002e-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Two Cranberry blossomworm caterpillars feeding on some wild blueberry leaves, in captivity (they can still mature to completion with a diet of wild blueberry)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworms2002e-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworms2002e-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2004'>\n\t\t\t\tCranberry is preferred, but here is a pair of Cranberry blossomworm larvae feeding on some wild blueberry leaves (wild blueberry was substituted in captivity for cranberry when cranberry wasn&#8217;t readily available)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworms2002b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworms2002b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Three Cranberry blossomworm caterpillars feeding on some wild blueberry leaves, in captivity (they can still mature to completion with a diet of wild blueberry)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworms2002b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/blossomworms2002b-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2008'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother view of Cranberry blossomworm larvae feeding on some wild blueberry leaves\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Notes: <\/strong>This member of the cutworm group appears quite consistently each year on Maine cranberry beds, but rarely do its numbers\u2014independent of other caterpillar pests\u2014reach threshold levels<em> [two exceptions to that occurred during the 2015 and 2019 seasons when numbers in the 30 to 100+ per 25 sweeps were being picked up].<\/em> When added to <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/grower-services\/insects\/false-armyworm\/\">False Armyworm<\/a> counts, however, the threshold for Maine growers is frequently surpassed. Each blossomworm that matures destroys many cranberry blossoms (while still in the bud stage), and once they are half grown, they switch from feeding during the daytime to feeding mostly at night. They overwinter as eggs, deposited singly in October on fallen leaves or pieces of dead vine on the floor of the bed. In Maine, they begin to hatch by the end of May; a few weeks later than that following a Late-Water (LW) flood. <em>[See also pages 16-17 of <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umass.edu\/cranberry\/downloads\/Cranberry%20Insects%20of%20the%20NorthEast.Averill.Sylvia.Franklin.2000.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cranberry Insects of the Northeast<\/a><em> by A.L. Averill &amp; M.M. Sylvia (1998) \u2013 There is a nice photo of the moth on page 16 of that book. The moths are around during harvest.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sweepnet &#8216;First Dates&#8217; (for detecting the young caterpillars in Maine): <\/strong>6\/2\/2000, 6\/8\/01, 5\/29\/02, 5\/24\/06, 6\/6\/07,\u00a0 5\/14\/09 and\u00a05\/27\/2015 <em><strong>(Average of these = May 29th)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Control: <\/strong>For specific and current control recommendations for Maine, please refer to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/grower-services\/cranberry-ipm-guide\/\">Maine Cranberry Pest Management Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Order: Lepidoptera || Family: Noctuidae Scientific Name: Epiglaea apiata (Grote) Notes: This member of the cutworm group appears quite consistently each year on Maine cranberry beds, but rarely do its numbers\u2014independent of other caterpillar pests\u2014reach threshold levels [two exceptions to that occurred during the 2015 and 2019 seasons when numbers in the 30 to 100+ [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":461,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1999","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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