A small greyish moth whose larvae feed on apples.
- Cydia pomonella, family Tortricidae
More example sentences
- Such homegrown traps usually target adult fruit moths such as the codling moth.
- The light-pink worm, or larva, of the codling moth and the white worm of the oriental fruit moth hungrily feed on fruit.
- To fight the codling moth, the pesticide is sprayed on some 73 percent of apple orchards in the country.
More definitions of codling mothDefinition of codling moth in:
- The US English dictionary