codling moth

noun

1. a small, olethreutid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which feed on the pulp of apples and other fruits.

codling moth

noun

1. a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples

Word History and Origins

Origin of codling moth¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

He found them in a fruit that had been perforated by the Codling-moth.

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We believe we have greatly reduced the codling-moth by spraying, and we know we have destroyed the canker-worm.

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He sometimes sprays for codling-moth and canker-worm, and thinks he has reduced both of them materially.

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My trees are troubled with root aphis, roundhead borers and buffalo tree-crickets; and my apples with codling-moth.

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I spray after the bloom has fallen, and ten days later, with Paris green, to destroy the codling-moth.

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