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Apple worm

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(Zool.) the larva of a small moth (Carpocapsa pomonella) which burrows in the interior of apples. See Codling moth.

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gt;Leon Nachenberg, Northridge The apple worm to which you refer is the larval stage of coddling moth.
One pest that was present--and proved to be repelled effectively by the Surround spray--was plum curculio, a common apple worm that Thomas calls "just a nightmare.
 
 
 
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