Annual Review of Entomology (2010) 55, 285-306

D.M. Suckling and E.G. Brockerhoff (2010)
Invasion biology, ecology, and management of the light brown apple moth (Tortricidae)
Annual Review of Entomology 55, 285-306
Abstract: Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), the light brown apple moth (LBAM), is an important leafroller pest with an exceptionally wide host range that includes many horticultural crops and other woody and herbaceous plants. LBAM is native to southeastern Australia but has invaded Western Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, much of England, and in 2007, it was confirmed as established in California. The discovery of this pest in California has led to a major detection and regulatory effort because of concerns about economic and environmental impacts. Its recent discovery in Sweden is also of note. LBAM has often been intercepted on imports of fruit and other plant parts, and it has the potential to become a successful invader in temperate and subtropical regions worldwide. The importance of the insect has prompted development of classical biological control programs together with a wide variety of other management interventions that can be used in integrated pest management or integrated pest eradication.
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Database assignments for author(s): David Maxwell Suckling

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
review
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Epiphyas postvittana		United Kingdom
	Epiphyas postvittana		U.S.A. (SW)
	Epiphyas postvittana		Australia (South+SE)
	Epiphyas postvittana		New Zealand
	Epiphyas postvittana		U.S.A. (Hawaii)
	Epiphyas postvittana		Australia (Western)