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Datasheet

Grapholita packardi (cherry fruitworm)

Summary

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  • 20 January 2015
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Grapholita packardi
  • Preferred Common Name
  • cherry fruitworm
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta

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G. packardi; adult (museum set specimen)David Agassiz

Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Grapholita packardi Zeller

Preferred Common Name

  • cherry fruitworm

Other Scientific Names

  • Cydia packardi (Zeller)
  • Enarmonia packardi (Zeller)
  • Enarmonia pyricolana (Murtfeldt)
  • Grapholita packardi Zeller
  • Grapholitha packardi Zeller
  • Laspeyresia packardi (Zeller)
  • Laspeyresia pyricolana (Murtfeldt)
  • Steganoptycha pyricolana Murtfeldt

International Common Names

  • French: noctuelle des cerises; phalène des cerises

EPPO code

  • LASPPA (Cydia packardi)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Lepidoptera
  •                         Family: Tortricidae
  •                             Genus: Grapholita
  •                                 Species: Grapholita packardi

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

NORTH AMERICA

CanadaRestricted distributionCABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-British ColumbiaPresentOEPP/EPPO, 1999; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-Nova ScotiaPresentOEPP/EPPO, 1999; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-OntarioPresentCABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014; NHM, 1923
MexicoAbsent, unreliable recordEPPO, 2014
USARestricted distributionCABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-CaliforniaPresentOEPP/EPPO, 1999; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-ColoradoPresentHoerner & List, 1952; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-DelawarePresentSanderson, 1901; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-MarylandPresentGarman, 1918; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-MichiganPresentFeder et al., 1995; Vergeer, 1954; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-New JerseyPresentTomlinson, 1951; Beckwith, 1943; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-New YorkPresentChapman & Lienk, 1971; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-North CarolinaPresentNeunzig & Falter, 1966; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-OregonPresentOEPP/EPPO, 1999; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-TexasPresentOEPP/EPPO, 1999; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-WashingtonPresentCABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
-WisconsinPresentOatman, 1964; Dever, 1957; Oatman & Ehlers, 1962; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Crataegus spp.RosaceaeWild host
Cydonia oblonga (quince)RosaceaeOther
Malus domestica (apple)RosaceaeOther
Prunus avium (sweet cherry)RosaceaeMain
Prunus cerasus (sour cherry)RosaceaeMain
Prunus domestica (plum)RosaceaeOther
Prunus persica (peach)RosaceaeOther
Prunus salicina (Japanese plum)RosaceaeOther
Prunus virginiana (common chokecherrytree)RosaceaeWild host
Pyracantha (Firethorn)RosaceaeOther
Pyrus communis (European pear)RosaceaeOther
Rosa spp.RosaceaeOther
Vaccinium corymbosum (blueberry)EricaceaeOther

Growth Stages

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List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Fruit

abnormal shape
discoloration
internal feeding

Growing point

distortion
internal feeding; boring

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Chelonus grapholithaeParasiteEggs/Larvae
Euderus cushmaniParasiteLarvae
Glypta rufiscutellarisParasiteLarvae
Phanerotoma fasciataParasiteEggs/Larvae
Psychophagus omnivorusParasitePupae
Scambus transgressusParasiteLarvae

Plant Trade

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Plant parts liable to carry the pest in trade/transportPest stagesBorne internallyBorne externallyVisibility of pest or symptoms
Fruits (inc. pods)larvaeYesPest or symptoms usually visible to the naked eye
Stems (above ground), Shoots, Trunks, BrancheslarvaeNoYesPest or symptoms usually visible to the naked eye
Plant parts not known to carry the pest in trade/transport
Bark
Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Rhizomes
Flowers, Inflorescences, Cones, Calyx
Leaves
Roots
Seedlings, Micropropagated plants
True seeds (inc. grain)
Wood

References

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Arnett RH, 2000. American insects. A handbook of the insects of America north of Mexico. Boca Raton, USA: CRC Press, 706.

Beckwith CS, 1943. Insects attacking blueberry fruit. Circular New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, no. 472:1-4.

CABI/EPPO, 2000. Grapholita packardi. Distribution Maps of Plant Pests, Map No. 603. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.

Chapman PJ, Lienk SE, 1971. Tortricid fauna of apple in New York. Special Publications, Agricultural Experimental Station, Cornell University, Geneva, New York State, 46-48.

Dever DA, 1957. Notes on the biology of the cherry fruit worm in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Academy Sciences, Arts and Letters Transactions, 45:111-124.

EPPO, 2014. PQR database. Paris, France: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. http://www.eppo.int/DATABASES/pqr/pqr.htm

Feder JL, Reynolds K, Go W, Wang EC, 1995. Intra- and interspecific competition and host race formation in the apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera: Tephritidae). Oecologia, 101(4):416-425

Garman P, 1918. Comparison of several species of Lepidoptera infesting peach and apple in Maryland, with additional notes on the oriental peach moth. Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin, no. 223:103-126.

Heinrich C, 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. United States National Museum Bulletin, No. 132:67-69.

Hoerner JL, List GM, 1952. Controlling cherry fruitworm in Colorado. Journal of Economic Entomology, 45:800-805.

Komai F, 1999. Entomologica Scandinavica, Supplement 55:111.

Krombein KV, Hurd PD Jr., Smith DR, Burks BD, 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution Press.

MacKay MR, 1959. Larvae of the North American Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera). Canadian Entomologist, Supplement 10:1-338.

Miller WE, 1987. Guide to the olethreutine moths of midland North America (Tortricidae). United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook, no. 660:1-104.

Neunzig HH, Falter JM, 1966. Insect and mite pests of blueberry in North Carolina. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin, no. 427:1-34.

Oatman ER, 1964. Bionomics of the destructive prune worm Mineola scitulella on sour cherry in Wisconsin. Journal of Economic Entomology, 57:100-102.

Oatman ER, Ehlers CG, 1962. Cherry insects and diseases in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin, no. 555:1- 43.

OEPP/EPPO, 1999. EPPO Standards PM 1/2(8) EPPO A1 and A2 lists of quarantine pests. In: EPPO Standards PM 1, General Phytosanitary Measures. Paris, France: EPPO, 5-17.

Sanderson ED, 1901. Three orchard pests. I. The apple bud-borer. II. The fruit-tree bark-borer. III. The periodical cicada. Delaware College Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin, no. 53:3-19.

Smith IM, McNamara DG, Scott PR, Holderness M, 1997. Quarantine pests for Europe. Second Edition. Data sheets on quarantine pests for the European Union and for the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. Quarantine pests for Europe. Second Edition. Data sheets on quarantine pests for the European Union and for the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization., Ed. 2:vii + 1425 pp.; many ref.

Tomlinson WE, 1951. Control of insect larvae infesting immature blueberry fruit. Journal of Economic Entomology, 44:247-250.

USDA, 1963. List of intercepted plant pests, 1962. Washington, USA: United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Plant Quarantine Division.

Vergeer T, 1954. The cherry fruitworm (Grapholitha packardi) as a blueberry pest in Michigan. Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station Quarterly Bulletin, no. 36:370-373.

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Canada: Restricted distribution
CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014Canada
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CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014USA: Restricted distribution
CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014USA
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  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (north america) Canada: Restricted distribution
CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014British Columbia: Present
OEPP/EPPO, 1999; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014Nova Scotia: Present
OEPP/EPPO, 1999; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014Ontario: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014USA: Restricted distribution
CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014California: Present
OEPP/EPPO, 1999; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014Colorado: Present
Hoerner & List, 1952; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014Delaware: Present
Sanderson, 1901; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014Maryland: Present
Garman, 1918; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014Michigan: Present
Feder et al., 1995; Vergeer, 1954; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014North Carolina: Present
Neunzig & Falter, 1966; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014New Jersey: Present
Tomlinson, 1951; Beckwith, 1943; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014New York: Present
Chapman & Lienk, 1971; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014Oregon: Present
OEPP/EPPO, 1999; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014Texas: Present
OEPP/EPPO, 1999; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014Washington: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014Wisconsin: Present
Oatman, 1964; Dever, 1957; Oatman & Ehlers, 1962; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
Distribution map (central america) USA: Restricted distribution
CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
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