Light Brown Apple Moth

Scientific name: Epiphyas postvittana (Walker, 1863)

Common names: Light brown apple moth

Native To: Australia (Oregon Deptartment of Agriculture 2007)

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1896 in Hawaii (Hawaii Department of Agriculture 2007); 2007 in California (Johnson et al. 2007)

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Video: San Diego County - Light Brown Apple Moths Found (or click Play button below)

Means of Introduction: Possibly through imported plant products (Johnson et al. 2007)

Impact: Damages crops and other plant life (Johnson et al. 2007)

Current U.S. Distribution:

• California (see Situation Reports)
• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Pest Tracker - Reported Status
• U.S. Pest Tracker - Light Brown Apple Moth
  USDA. APHIS. Hungry Pests.
  See which States this pest has been identified and what areas in the U.S. are at greatest risk

Quarantine:

• Federal Domestic Quarantine Order - Interstate Movement Restrictions
• Quarantine and Distribution Maps
• Quarantine Information

Management Plans: Animals / Light Brown Apple Moth

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Federal Government

Light Brown Apple Moth
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Legal Aspects

LBAM ID
USDA. APHIS. Center for Plant Health Science and Technology; Colorado State University; California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs

Light Brown Apple Moth
USDA. APHIS. Hungry Pests.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Epiphyas postvittana Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

EPA Quarantine Exemptions for Light Brown Apple Moth Pheromones
EPA. Region 9.
Impacts; Controls; Legal Aspects

Light Brown Apple Moth Project
California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Light Brown Apple Moth
Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts

Pest Alert: Light Brown Apple Moth (PDF | 145 KB)
Nevada Department of Agriculture.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Light Brown Apple Moth
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant Protection Section.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Light Brown Apple Moth
Oregon Department of Agriculture.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion

Light Brown Apple Moth: A Potential Invasive Pest in Arkansas (PDF | 185 KB)
University of Arkansas. Division of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Light Brown Apple Moth in California: Quarantine, Management, and Potential Impacts (PDF | 658 KB)
University of California. Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects

LBAM (Light Brown Apple Moth)
University of California Cooperative Extension. Monterey County.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana
University of California - Riverside. Center for Invasive Species Research.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

Light brown apple moth - Featured Creatures
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Epiphyas postvittana - Invasive Species Compendium
Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International (CABI).
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Light Brown Apple Moth
Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Impacts; Legal Aspects

Light Brown Apple Moth
HortNET (New Zealand).
Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle

Light Brown Apple Moth in Citrus
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (Australia).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Light Brown Apple Moth
South Australian Research and Development Institute.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Controls

Light Brown Apple Moth in Orchards (Jun 2000)
Victoria Department of Primary Industries (Australia).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Light Brown Apple Moth
Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts

Light Brown Apple Moth
Tortricid.net.
Photographs; Special Note: Identification Key

Citations

Hawaii Department of Agriculture. 2007. USDA places quarantine on Hawaii plant exports. News Release - NR07-09 - May 2, 2007.

Johnson, M.W., C. Pickel, L.L. Strand, L.G. Varela, C.A. Wilen, M.P. Bolda, M.L. Flint, W.K.F. Lam, and F.G. Zalom. 2007. Light Brown Apple Moth in California: Quarantine, Management, and Potential Impacts. University of California. Agriculture and Natural Resources. UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.

Oregon Department of Agriculture, Plant Division. 2007. Pest alert: light brown apple moth (PDF | 2.95 MB).