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codling moth

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codling moth also codlin moth
n.
A small grayish moth (Carpocapsa pomonella) whose larvae are destructive to various fruits, especially apples.
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Noun1.codling mothcodling moth - a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts
Carpocapsa pomonella, codlin moth
tortricid, tortricid moth - any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls
Carpocapsa, genus Carpocapsa - codling moths
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Argentina passed a resolution giving tax breaks to fruit producers who purchase pheromone-based products to exterminate the codling moth and the oriental fruit moth, a process known as the sexual confusion technique.
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