Source: NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, 7/19/22


As has been the trend for season, codling moth populations remain low throughout the region, with about 31% egg hatch of the second generation complete in Henderson County, and essentially completed in Cleveland County. If codling moth has not been an issue in your orchard to date, it is highly unlikely to become so the remainder of the year. While oriental fruit moth (OFM) has been spotty, populations do tend to increase during August and September. However, in those regions where pyrethroids have been targeted on brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), OFM will also be controlled.

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