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Scientific Name:
Epiphyas postvittana (Walker, 1863) (Brown et al. 2010)
Common Name:
Light brown apple moth (LBAM)
Native To:
Australia (Oregon Department of Agriculture 2007)
Date of U.S. Introduction:
Colonized Hawaii by 1925 (Suckling and Brockerhoff 2010); 2006 in California (Brown et al. 2010)
Means of Introduction:
Possibly through imported plant products (Johnson et al. 2007)
Impact:
Damages crops and other plant life (Oregon Department of Agriculture 2007)
Distribution / Maps / Survey Status
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.
Quarantine
California Department of Food and Agriculture. Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services.
Federally Regulated
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
See what states have a federal quarantine for any of the targeted Hungry Pests, and identify which pests or diseases are at greatest risk due to a suitable habitat. In addition to federal quarantines, state-level quarantines might apply see State Summaries of Plant Protection Laws and Regulations (National Plant Board).
Images
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Videos
Google. YouTube; San Diego County (California).
Selected Resources
The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source. Or, to display all related content view all resources for Light Brown Apple Moth.
Partnership
CABI. Plantwise Knowledge Bank.
USDA. APHIS. PPQ. CPHST. Identification Technology Program.
Federal Government
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
International Government
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (Australia).
State and Local Government
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant Industry Division. Plant Protection Section.
Academic
Cornell University. New York State Integrated Pest Management Program.
See also: Invasive Species & Exotic Pests for more factsheets
Michigan State University. Integrated Pest Management Program.
See also: Forecasting Invasion Risks for more factsheets
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension.
Electronic Data Information Source Publication #ENY469
University of California - Riverside. Center for Invasive Species Research.
University of Arkansas. Cooperative Extension Service.
See also: Arkansas Invasive Pests for more factsheets
Citations
- Brown, J.W., M.E. Epstein, T.M. Gilligan, S.C. Passoa, and J.A. Powell. 2010. Biology, identification, and history of the light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Archipini) in California: an example of the importance of local faunal surveys to document the establishment of exotic insects. American Entomologist 56(1):34-43.
- Oregon Department of Agriculture. 2013. Oregon Insect Pest Alert: Light Brown Apple Moth (PDF | 2.2 MB).
- Suckling, D.M., and E.G. Brockerhoff. 2010. Invasion biology, ecology, and management of the light brown apple moth (Tortricidae). Annual Review of Entomology 55:285-306.