Codling Moth

Orchards, gardens, and urban settings containing pome fruit trees like apples, pears, and walnuts.

Larvae primarily feed on the seeds and pulp of apples, pears, and walnuts; adults do not feed extensively.

Adults are nocturnal and most active at dusk. They have a complex life cycle involving laying eggs on leaves or fruit, with larvae boring directly into the fruit to develop.

Major agricultural pest that causes significant economic damage to fruit crops worldwide; larvae make fruit 'wormy' and unfit for consumption.