01350naa a2200277 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000180006024500770007826000090015552006190016465000150078365000250079865000130082365000170083665000110085365000200086465300210088465300220090565300130092770000190094070000150095970000170097470000150099177300660100615428352008-05-14 2008 bl uuuu u00u1 u #d1 aVARELA, L. G. aLight brown apple moth's arrival in California worries commodity groups. c2008 aLight brown apple moth is an exotic pest that was confirmed in California in March 2007. It is a tortricid leaf-roller moth native to Australia, which has a broad range of plants hosts with the capacity to cause damage across a wide array of crops, natural areas and ornamental plants. California and federal agencies have issued quarantine orders affecting production and retail nurseries, and potentially fruit and vegetable exports. It is found thus far primarily in nurseries near urban areas. Eradication efforts area under way to prevent its spread into California crop areas and througout the United States. aCalifornia aEpiphyas postvittana aBiologia aFruticultura aMaçã aPraga de Planta aCiclo biológico aEspécie exótica aMariposa1 aJOHNSON, M. W.1 aSTRAND, L.1 aWILEN, C. A.1 aPICKEL, C. tCalifornia Agriculture, Oaklandgv. 62, n. 2, p. 57-61, 2008.