IDAHO FALLS — Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) remains one of the most persistent and destructive pests of homegrown apples and pears. Understanding how to identify it, how it develops through the ...

If you have fruit trees, now’s the time to be on the lookout for codling moths. This is the time of year — mid-March to early April — when the adult codling moth, a little grayish-brown lepidopteran, ...

Losing your fruit to codling moth is a particular type of sadness. Codling moth is an introduced pest that lives on and in pome fruit: apples, pear and quince. They are nondescript and small — about ...