European grapevine moth

Lobesia botrana

European grapevine moth (Lobesia botrana) is an insect pest. It was first detected in California in 2009.

Lobesia botrana is a significant pest of berries and berry-like fruits in Europe, the Mediterranean, southern Russia, Japan, the Middle East, Near East, and Africa. This pest feeds primarily on the flowers and fruits of grape.

For more information about this plant pest, see the CAPS data sheet and the CABI data sheet.

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2/2019 - Chile: Nanotechnology to combat grape moth
11/2018 - APHIS Amends Requirements for Fresh Blueberry Fruit (Vaccinium spp.) Imported from Chile into the United States
9/2018 - Growing Grapes: How To Get Epic Amounts Of Fruit From The Vine
4/2018 - Argentina: Blueberry producers worried about European grape vine moth
1/2018 - Chilean blueberries undergo Korean inspection
8/2016 - NAPPO - APHIS Declares Eradication of European Grapevine Moth and Eliminates All Quarantine Areas
8/2016 - APHIS Declares Eradication of European Grapevine Moth from United States
7/2016 - NAPPO- New Phytosanitary Import Requirements to Prevent the Introduction of Lobesia botrana into Can
6/2016 - Canada Updates Timeline for Implementing New Import Requirements for European Grapevine Moth Host Materials
3/2016 - Canada Delays New Import Requirements for European Grapevine Moth Hosts