Cydia pomonella (codling moth) is a polyphagous fruit-boring pest with exceptional adaptability, environmental resilience, and reproductive capacity (up to 5 generations annually). Recognized as a quarantine pest , it causes devastating damage to
global pome fruit orchards through:
Infestation Pattern:
• Larval Feeding: Larvae bore into apples, pears, and apricots, creating frass-filled tunnels
• Economic Impact:
- 50-100% fruit damage rates.
- Premature fruit drop (20-40% yield loss).
- Secondary fungal infections via entry wounds.