Pine Tip Moth Shoot Borer Flashcards
1
Q
Overwintering
A
As pupa in terminal buds or under bark
2
Q
Describe larvae
A
Emerges cream color but turns light brown to orange
Head is dark brown to black
3
Q
Describe adult
A
Small gray moth
Patches of reddish brown or copper on forewings
1 inch wingspan
4
Q
Damage
A
Destroys new growth on pine
Larval feeding causes the needles to yellow and shoots to die
5
Q
Management
A
Sprays
Systemics
6
Q
Unique
A
Young pines in full sun tend to be most infected
Weak fliers traveling from tree to tree in evening
Caterpillars burrow into needle towards its base wrapping web around itself and needles
