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Definition of codling moth in English: codling mothnounˈkɒdlɪŋ A small greyish moth whose larvae feed on apples. Cydia pomonella, family Tortricidae Example sentencesExamples - Such homegrown traps usually target adult fruit moths such as the codling moth.
- The light-pink worm, or larva, of the codling moth and the white worm of the oriental fruit moth hungrily feed on fruit.
- May is the time to take action against the codling moth, which attacks apples and pears, and sometimes walnuts and quince.
- To fight the codling moth, the pesticide is sprayed on some 73 percent of apple orchards in the country.
- These pests are almost certainly the caterpillars of the codling moth.
Origin Late Middle English: codling from Anglo-Norman French quer de lion ‘lionheart’. Definition of codling moth in US English: codling moth(also codlin moth) noun A small, grayish moth whose larva feeds on apples. Cydia pomonella, family Tortricidae Example sentencesExamples - These pests are almost certainly the caterpillars of the codling moth.
- The light-pink worm, or larva, of the codling moth and the white worm of the oriental fruit moth hungrily feed on fruit.
- May is the time to take action against the codling moth, which attacks apples and pears, and sometimes walnuts and quince.
- Such homegrown traps usually target adult fruit moths such as the codling moth.
- To fight the codling moth, the pesticide is sprayed on some 73 percent of apple orchards in the country.
Origin Late Middle English: codling from Anglo-Norman French quer de lion ‘lionheart’. |