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Bud damage -
leafroller caterpillars damage fruit buds in winter and
early spring |
Hatching leafroller caterpillars settle mainly on the lower
surfaces of leaves where they feed
near the main veins or in shoot tips. Some settle alongside
fruits especially at the stem end.
Leaf feeding and shoot damage often include leaf folding and rolling. The fruit surface is eaten and some
caterpillars bore into the fruit,
particularly from the stem end and in the nearby 'shoulder ' of
the fruit. Feeding may cause exudates
from the fruit, and faecal
pellets (frass) are often found with the damage. Leafroller
damage is characterised by silken webbing on both fruits and foliage, and even bud damage in
winter/spring.
To
see lightbrown apple moth (LBAM), greenheaded
leafroller (GHLR), brownheaded
leafroller (BHLR) and ...
for more information on..........
LBAM
..................................... GHLR
...................................... BHLR
