Fruit pest on move

Fruit growers are warned to be on the alert for a new pest spreading through New Zealand. The fruit driller caterpillar (FDC), Coscinoptycha improbana, also known as the guava moth caterpillar, burrows into and spoils a wide range of fruits. In New Zealand, it has so far been identified in citrus, macadamias, feijoas, nashi pears, [...]