Common crops affected
Why it matters
Larvae make fruit unmarketable and cause early drop, and with several generations a season can cause heavy loss if egg hatch isn't intercepted.
When it appears
Multiple flights per season; control must hit egg hatch before larvae enter fruit.
How to identify it
- Entry holes with frass on fruit
- Tunneling to the core when fruit is cut
- Premature fruit drop; moths in pheromone traps
How to manage it
- Trap to time control to egg hatch; remove dropped fruit.
- Apply Larva BioControl / Larva Control at egg hatch each generation.
Recommended Vegalab program
| Role | Product | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Primary control | Larva BioControl | Biological control timed to egg hatch |
| Rotation partner | Larva Control | Fast natural larvicide |
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