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Light Brown Apple Moth
Epiphyas postvittana (Walker)
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In March, 2007 the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) confirmed that the light brown apple moth
(Epiphyas postvittana) is present in California. This moth is a pest
in other parts of the world and has the potential to cause major damage to fruit trees and
ornamentals here in the United States. For more information on this introduction, see the
following APHIS press release:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/content/2007/03/applemoth.shtml
Current information on the status, quarantine areas, and proposed control methods for the LBAM
by the California Department of Food and Agriculture:
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/lbam_main.html
The light brown apple moth (LBAM) belongs to Epiphyas, a genus which consists of 40 species, all
described from Australia (Brown, 2005). LBAM has since been introduced to New Zealand, New Caledonia, Hawaii,
and England (Wearing et al.). The species is a pest on many fruits and crops, and has been recorded
as feeding on more than 250 species of plants.
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