Bud borer - Crocidosema aporema

EEffective: August 18, 2010 - April 21, 2020
Resources: Pest Tracker CAPS Pest Datasheet
Screening Aids:
Screening Key for CAPS Target Tortricidae in the Eastern and Midwestern United States (males). Lab Manual for the Lepidoptera Identification Workshop. University of Maryland
Taxonomic Position: Lepidoptera : Tortricidae
Pest Type: Insects
Pest Code (NAPIS): ITBUGUA
This pest is a member of the following lists:

Soybean
These Approved Methods are appropriate for: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
Major Hosts identified in the Host Matrix:
Alfalfa; Bean, fresh; Soybean

This list includes important economic or environmental hosts but does not represent all major hosts of the pest. Check CAPS pest datasheet for complete list of hosts.
Human and Animal Pathogens Transmitted:
Not known to transmit any human or animal pathogens.
Plant Pathogens and Organisms Vectored:
Not known to vector any pathogens or other associated organisms.
Survey
Approved Method(s):
Method Product Name / Instructions NAPIS Survey Method
Trap 1 - Black Light Trap
 3001 - General Trapping Procedure
Visual Visual. 3031 - General Visual Observation
Trap Spacing and Placement: When trapping for more than one species of moth, separate traps for different moth species by at least 20 meters (65 feet).
Approved Lure(s):
NAPIS Code Product Name Dispenser Effectiveness Compound(s)
0 No Lure N/A undetermined
Identification


ID/Diagnostic: Morphological

Morphological
Mistaken Identities:
Under review
References
  1. Passoa, S. 2007. Quarantine Significant Lepidoptera of Concern to the Southern United States. Presentation given at the Invasive Arthropod Workshop. Clemson University. May 7-9, 2007.
  2. Passoa, S. 2009b. Characters and techniques for identifying Lepidoptera of quarantine significance to the southern United States from USDA/APHIS/PPQ CAPS programs (abstract). Pages 10-11 in Hodges A.C. and J. C. Morse. Southern Plant Diagnostic Network Invasive Arthropod Workshop, May 7-9, 2007. 13pp. Journal of Insect Science volume 9 number 61.