{"id":2904,"date":"2012-03-12T15:51:08","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T19:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/?page_id=2904"},"modified":"2023-03-01T14:45:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T19:45:36","slug":"codling-moth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/codling-moth\/","title":{"rendered":"Codling Moth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Found nearly the world over, the <strong>Codling Moth<\/strong> (<em>Cydia pomonella<\/em>) [family Tortricidae] is a key pest of apples, first introduced to our continent from Europe by early settlers. It can infest other fruits as well, including pears and quinces, but it does very well in apples and requires vigilant management by apple growers.\u00a0 It goes through two generations in most regions of the U.S. but in the Pacific Northwest there is a partial third generation that is produced. The damaging stage is the caterpillar\/larva stage, and it is the proverbial &#8220;worm in the apple&#8221; that everyone thinks of.<\/p>\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-2904 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\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Codling-Moth-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Codling-Moth-JFD-e1677699929109-150x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella) perched on the underside of an apple leaf\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12804\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12804'>\n\t\t\t\tCodling Moth (<i>Cydia pomonella<\/i>)\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\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CodlingMoth-01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CodlingMoth-01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a codling moth larva\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CodlingMoth-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CodlingMoth-01-32x32.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-1-700'>\n\t\t\t\tCodling moth (larval stage)\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\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CodlingMoth-03.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CodlingMoth-03-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"photo showing some feeding damage to an apple by a codling moth larva\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CodlingMoth-03-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CodlingMoth-03-32x32.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-1-699'>\n\t\t\t\tAn apple with codling moth larval feeding injury\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Additional Information:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ecommons.cornell.edu\/handle\/1813\/43086\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Codling Moth<\/strong><\/a> (Cornell)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Found nearly the world over, the Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella) [family Tortricidae] is a key pest of apples, first introduced to our continent from Europe by early settlers. 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