Cydia latiferreana (filbertworm)

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Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Cydia latiferreana (Walsingham, 1879)

Preferred Common Name

• filbertworm

Other Scientific Names

• Carpocapsa inquilina (Kearfott)
• Carpocapsa latiferreana Walsingham, 1879
• Cydia inquilina Kearfott, 1907
• Cydia latiferreanus
• Melissopus aurichalceana Riley, 1881
• Melissopus latiferreanus (Walsingham)

International Common Names

• French: mélissope des glands; tordeuse du noisetier

EPPO code

• MELSLA (Cydia latiferreana)

Taxonomic Tree

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

Distribution Table

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.

Host plants/Plants Affected

Growth Stages

List of Symptoms

Plant Trade

References

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AliNiazee MT, 1983. Monitoring the filbertworm, Melissopus latiferreanus (Lepidoptera: Olethreutidae), with sex attractant traps: effect of trap design and placement on moth catches. Environmental Entomology, 12(1):141-146

AliNiazee MT, 1983. Pest status of filbert (hazelnut) insects: a 10-year study. Canadian Entomologist, 115(9):1155-1162

Brown LR, Eads CO, 1965. A technical study of insects affecting the oak tree in Southern California. California Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin, 810:75-76.

Brown RL, 1983. Taxonomic and morphological investigations of Olethreutinp: Rhopobota, Griselda, Melissopus, and Cydia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Entomography, 2:97-120

Davis HG, McDonough LM, 1981. Sex attractant for the filbertworm, Melissopus latiferranus (Walsingham). Environmental Entomology, 10(3):390-391

Davis HG, McDonough LM, Richardson G, 1983. Sex attractant of the filbertworm moth: tests in pomegranate orchards. Southwestern Entomologist, 8(2):137-139

Gibson LP, 1982. Insects that damage northern red oak acorns. Research Paper, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, No. NE-492:6 pp.

Gribko LS, Jones WE, 1995. Test of the float method of assessing northern red oak acorn condition. Tree Planters' Notes, 46(4):143-147; 8 ref.

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

Hildebrand DC, Schroth MN, 1967. A new species of Erwinia causing the drippy nut disease of live oaks. Phytopathology, 57:250-253.

Keen FP, 1958. Cone and seed insects of western forest trees. USDA Technical Bulletin, 1169.

Lewis VR, 1992. Within-tree distribution of acorns infested by Curculio occidentalis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Cydia latiferreana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on the coast live oak. Environmental Entomology, 21(5):975-982

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

Marquis DA, Eckert PL, Roach BA, 1976. Acorn weevils, rodents, and deer all contribute to oak-regeneration difficulties in Pennsylvania. Research Paper, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, NE-356:[1+]5 pp.

Peacock JW, Wright SL, Galford JR, 1988. Attraction of acorn-infesting Cydia latiferreana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to pheromone-baited traps. Great Lakes Entomologist, 21(4):151-156

Perry RW, Mangini A, 1997. A comparison of trap versus ground collection of acorns to assess insect infestation. Journal of Entomological Science, 32(4):412-415.

Phillips RL, 1992. Environmental factors contribute to acorn quality...Elevation, on- or off-tree collection influence the viability of blue oak acorns. California Agriculture, 46(5):30-32

Phytosphere Research, 1999. Collecting, storing and planting acorns. World Wide Web page at http://phytosphere.com/oakplanting/acorns.htm.

Riedl H, Barnes MM, Davis CS, 1979. Walnut pest management; historical perspective and present status. In: Boethel DJ, Eikenbary RD, ed. Pest management programs for deciduous tree fruits and nuts. Plenum Press. New York USA, 15-80

Swiecki TJ, 1990. Oak diseases and insects: a delicate balance. Fremontia, 18(3):58-63

Vozzo JA, 1984. Insects and fungi associated with acorns of Quercus sp. Proceedings of the cone and seed insects working party conference, Working Party S2.07.01, 40-43; 7 ref.

Walsingham MA, 1879. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV: North American Tortricidae. London, UK: British Museum, Natural History, 84 pp.

Distribution Maps

• = 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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