Pale apple leafroller

Insect

Pale apple leafroller

Pseudexentera mali Freeman

Lepidoptera: Tortricidae

Distribution: NS, QC and ON south to NY, OH, and probably other temperate eastern states.

Photos

Larvae eat and fold leaves into a shelter.

Larvae eat and fold leaves into a shelter. Leo-Guy Simard, Ag. and Agri-Food Canada
C

The adult is elongated and dull gray (A). The larva is creamy white with an amber head, which turns black in the penultimate instar (B).

  • Crops Affected: apples

    Damage

    Attacks apple mainly. Larvae eat and fold leaves (C) to create a shelter, where they hide. They also tunnel in the buds.

    Management

    This insect causes few problems. When necessary, use broad-spectrum insecticides (which can simultaneously be used against the plum curculio) or selective insecticides (Bacillus thuringiensis and insect growth regulators).

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