Pest on crop
Filbertworm on hazelnut
Cydia latiferreana
Moth whose larvae bore into developing hazelnuts and chestnuts, the primary direct-pest concern for nut quality in the Pacific Northwest and increasingly in the East.
- Pest
- Filbertworm
- Scientific name
- Cydia latiferreana
- Crop
- Hazelnut
- Total hosts
- 2
Filbertworm on hazelnut
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Signs on hazelnut
- ▸ Pinhole entry points in nut shells
- ▸ Frass visible at entry holes
- ▸ Hollowed kernels and webbing inside infested nuts
IPM controls
- ✓ Pheromone traps for flight monitoring
- ✓ Targeted spray at peak flight (typically late July to August)
- ✓ Prompt collection of fallen nuts
- ✓ Floor sanitation to reduce overwintering pupae
Other crops affected by filbertworm
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