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Oriental Fruit Moth

 

 

The Oriental Fruit Moth is an annoying little pest. He is in the branches and fruit of all your favorite trees. He causes damage by tunneling though the stems of the trees that he infects. You know he is there when you see your plant starting to wilt for no apparent reason. One of the best ways to rid your orchard of this moth is to use a trap that uses a chemical that only the males can smell to catch them.

A larvae feeding on a twig.
Photo by Dr. D.J. Pree
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