Codling Moth

Codling Moth
Related Category: Zoology: Invertebrates
(kd´lng), small moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, whose larva is the destructive apple worm. Of European origin, it is now found wherever apples are grown.

Cydia pomonella (Codling moth)
Danaus chrysippus (Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus))
Danaus plexippus (Monarch butterfly)
Daphnis nerii
Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk moth)
Delias hyparete (Painted Jezebel)
Discestra trifolii (The Nutmeg) ...

Winter predation on the codling moth, for example, by Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers was described by C.R. MacLellan (1958): "The Hairy Woodpecker and the Downy Woodpecker are both important in control of the codling moth in Nova Scotia.

In temperate climates the Codling moth causes extensive damage, especially to fruit farms. In tropical and subtropical climates the diamondback moth is perhaps the most serious pest of certain crops.

Hairy Woodpeckers have helped control pest outbreaks such as codling moths in orchards. Elsewhere, a little more than 20% of Hairy Woodpecker diet is made up of fruit and seeds.

See also: Codling, Moth, Caterpillar, Woodpecker, Cocoon