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The codling moth (Cydia pomonella) is a member of the Lepidopteran family Tortricidae.They are major pests to agricultural crops, mainly fruits such as apples and pears, and a codling moth larva is often called an "apple worm".
The range of the apple race is contained within that of the hawthorn race, including the northeastern and midwestern US as well as eastern Canada. [1] The species has been found as far south as Florida. In 1979, the apple maggot was reported to be found for the first time on a backyard tree in Portland, Oregon. [2]
“They caused substantial damage, entire lawns and turf grass were damaged,” Cloyd said. Cloyd said armyworms haven’t been a big problem since then, but he has noticed more phone calls in 2024.
Superficial fruit damage is common in apple varieties which form compact fruit clusters, though more significant damage may also occur such that crops are no longer commercially viable. Leaves are webbed to the fruit and feeding injury takes place under the protection of the leaf; or larvae spin up between fruits of a cluster.
Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screwworm fly, or simply screwworm or screw-worm, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known for the way in which its larvae (maggots) eat the living tissue of warm-blooded animals.
Last summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded the first outbreak of locally-acquired, mosquito-transmitted malaria in the US since 2003. The CDC identified seven cases ...
Ailanthus altissima is considered an invasive species, although it is still sold by nurseries as a yard plant, mainly because it is one of the few species that will grow in highly polluted or otherwise difficult places. Atteva aurea can be a minor pest in nurseries, although it rarely does serious damage. Ailanthus webworm in Ailanthus ...
Eriosoma lanigerum, the woolly apple aphid, woolly aphid or American blight, [1] is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.