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Department of Primary Industries and Water, Tasmania Archive, , Bugwood.org
Light brown apple moth
Epiphyas postvittana

Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana) is an insect pest of ornamental plants and agricultural crops. It is a native of Australia and was first detected in California in 2007.

This leafroller moth is a generalist feeder and a prolific pest without natural predators or parasites in North America. If not completely eradicated while the moth population in the U.S. is relatively small, the long-term impacts to the environment and agricultural production could be considerable.

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12/11/2019 - San Diego Reminds Us: Don't Pack A Pest!
09/10/2019 - Riverside County contract calls for Ag inspectors to watch for...
03/29/2019 - Operation pest patrol: A threat from within
11/27/2018 - Preventing Exotic Lepidoptera from Entering the U.S.
04/27/2018 - APHIS Adds Seed, Underground Crops to Exempted Host List for L...
03/01/2018 - Court Orders State Officials to Stop Spraying Pesticides for I...
08/01/2017 - Christmas trees hit by dry weather and tortrix moths
11/10/2016 - APHIS Adds All Cut Flowers & Greens to Exempted Host List for ...
08/11/2016 - APHIS adds Ventura County to the LBAM regulated area in CA
08/11/2016 - NAPPO - LBAM - APHIS Adds Ventura County to the Regulated Area...
05/19/2016 - APHIS Removes Requirement for Trapping Light Brown Apple Moth ...
05/17/2016 - APHIS Removes the Requirement for Trapping the LBAM at Plant N...
05/11/2016 - APHIS adds cucumbers to the extended host list for the light b...
05/04/2016 - APHIS Adds Cucumbers to Exempted Host List for Light Brown App...
01/22/2016 - Light Brown Apple Moth - Orkin
01/13/2016 - CDFA Erred in EIR Alternatives Analysis on Pest Control Action...
01/06/2016 - APHIS Adds Cacti, Succulents, Palms and Cycads to the Exempted...
01/04/2016 - APHIS Adds Cacti, Succulents, Palms and Cycads to Exempted Hos...
11/11/2015 - APHIS Adds Additional Cut Flowers, Succulents to the Exempted ...
08/20/2015 - USDA-Wine Grapes Added to Exempted Host List for Light Brown A...
08/17/2015 - SPRO - APHIS Adds Wine Grapes to the Exempted Host List for th...
06/01/2015 - PLOS ONE: The Peripheral Olfactory Repertoire of the Lightbrow...
04/28/2015 - NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System
04/27/2015 - Light Brown Apple Moth spotted in Fort Bragg
12/08/2014 - APHIS Adds Mendocino County to the Light Brown Apple Moth Regu...
12/08/2014 - APHIS Adds New Commodity to the Exempted Host List for Light B...
11/03/2014 - APHIS Adds Mendocino County to the Light Brown Apple Moth (Epi...
10/29/2014 - NAPPO - Light Brown Apple Moth - Mendocino County added to the...
10/21/2014 - New Resources Help Identify Light Brown Apple Moth - Pest News...
10/17/2014 - Wind breaks and ground cover the key to beneficial wasps on farms
09/05/2014 - Invasive insects taking a bite from N.Y. farms, gardens
08/06/2014 - Ag quarantine set up for light brown apple moths
03/03/2014 - USDA Maintains Classification of Light Brown Apple Moth as Act...
02/07/2014 - USDA Affirms its Decision to Maintain the Light Brown Apple Mo...
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