What Does the False Codling Moth Look Like?
The False Codling Moth can produce up to six generations a year in South Africa. The complete life cycle ranges from 30 to 100 days. Adult males live 14-57 days; females live 16-70 days. Females lay 100-250 individual eggs during their lifetime on fruit or foliage. Eggs are usually laid singly on the surface of fruit. Newly emerged caterpillars may wander on the surface of the fruit before entering. Caterpillars bore into fruit, thereby rendering it undesirable for consumption and allowing for the introduction and growth of bacteria and other microorganisms.
