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Story: Apples and pears

Codling moth damage

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Codling moth damage

Young caterpillars of the codling moth (Cydia pomonella) damage apples by burrowing into the fruit centre and eating the seeds and core.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP-Horticulture-Plant Diseases and Pests-01

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John Palmer, Apples and pears – Pests, diseases and control, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17260/codling-moth-damage (accessed 20 June 2026).

Story by John Palmer, published 1 March 2009.