Spotted Fireworm: A Pest of Cranberry in New Jersey
- First Paragraph:
- Spotted fireworm, Choristoneura parallela (Robinson) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is an important pest of cranberry in New Jersey. Larvae feed on the leaves and fruit. They are generalists and feed on a wide variety of plants, including loosestrife and marsh St. John’s-wort. Females lay their eggs typically on weeds, so keeping beds clean from weeds may keep this insect under control.
- Publication Number:
- FS1247
- Author(s):
- Elvira de Lange
Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
- Publisher:
- Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
- Date Published:
- 11/11/2015
- Number of pages:
- 2
- Tags:
- larvae, lepdoptera, parasitoids
