Includes
European leafroller (Archips rosana)
Fruit tree leafroller (Archips argyrospila)
Oblique banded leafroller (Choristoneura rosaceana)
Pest description and damage For the most part, the term, "leafrollers" refers to the larvae of moth species. They all cause similar damage but differ in their appearance and, more importantly, in their life cycle. The leafroller pests are divided into single-generation moths, such as the fruit tree leafroller and the European leafroller, and two-generation moths, such as the oblique-banded leafroller and pandemis leafroller. The larvae are mostly green caterpillars with a light brown to black head. Mature larvae range from 0.75 to 1.0 inch in length. Adults have distinctive bands or mottling on the wings. The tortricid moth larvae are noted for their violent backward wriggling-a means of escape. Newly hatched larvae also may work into blossoms and damage developing fruit, which then abort and fall off the tree. The larvae web the leaves and flowers together beginning in late April, and then feed on the developing fruit or flowers. Adult moths have a wingspan of 0.75 inch.
For biology, life history, monitoring and management
See:
Cherry, flowering (Prunus)-Oblique-banded leafroller
See "Leafroller and leaftier" in:
Management-chemical control
See Table 3 in: