ORGANIC control of codling moth
Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) has been a significant horticultural pest since the 1860s for a range of crops (apples, pears, quinces, walnuts, plums, peaches, nectarines and apricots), and it must be controlled for a number of export markets. This pest has a high economic cost because it makes fruit unsaleable. With the increase in organic apple production there has been a need to find effective organically acceptable means to control codling moth to maintain export market access.
It is also a significant pest in home gardens, sometimes giving the eater an unpleasant surprise. Codling moth larvae damage fruit by burrowing into
