Plum fruit moth

Deltamethrin is a crystalline powder, white or slightly beige in color. The formulations include emulsifiable concentrates, wettable powders, ultra-low volume and flowable formulations, and granules. There are no known incompatibilities with other common insecticides and fungicides. It is used as a contact poison to control apple and pear suckers, plum fruit moths, caterpillars on brassicas, pea moths, aphids (apples, plums, hops), winter moths (apples and plums), and codling and tortrix moths (apples). It also is used in control of aphids, mealybugs, scale insects, and whiteflies on glasshouse cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, potted plants, and ornamentals.9-11... 

Fig. 5.68. Tunnel made by the plum fruit moth larva in the fruit.

Plum fruit moth May-June visual check 1-3 fruits with determine the peak... 

Arn, H., B. Delley, M. Bagiolini, and P. J. Charmillot Communication disruption with sex attractant for control of the plum fruit moth, Grapholitha funebrans A two-year field study. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 19, 139—147 (1976). 

Tunnels to core of fruit Apples and other tree fruits Citrus, figs Codling moths. Oriental fruit moths, plum cucurllos Navel orangeworms... 

Chalcidid wasps parasitize leafroller eggs and caterpillars, codling moth caterpillars, plum leafroller caterpillars, fruit tortricid caterpillars, San Jose scale, woolly aphids and small ermine moths. 

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