EPPO Global Database

Cydia pomonella(CARPPO)

Distribution details in South Africa

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1885
From CABI Pest map 009 (1995): Present, no details
Comments
Introduced in 1885 into South Africa from Madeira island (Giliomee & Riedl, 1998).
References
* Giliomee JH (2011) Recent establishment of many alien insects in South Africa – a cause of concern. African Entomology 19(1), 151-155.

* Giliomee JH, Riedl H (1998) A century of codling moth control in South Africa. Journal of the South African Society for Horticultural Sciences 8, 27-31.