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Definition of Codlin moth

1. Noun. A small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Codlin Moth

Literary usage of Codlin moth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1892)
"The most destructive enemy of the fruit, if neglected, is the codlin moth, but the ravages of this pest <;an be easily checked if proper measures are taken. ..."

2. The Parliamentary Debates: Official Report by Northern Ireland Parliament. House of Commons (1898)
"He knew one orchard which had been completely cleared from the codlin-moth pest by a persistent system of spraying with arsenic. ..."

3. Manual of Fruit Insects by Mark Vernon Slingerland, Cyrus Richard Crosby (1914)
"Add arsenate of lead, two pounds to 50 gallons, for codlin-moth. This is the most important spray for the control of the codlin-moth and should be ..."

4. The Spraying of Plants: A Succinct Account of the History, Principles and by Ernest Gustavus Lodeman (1896)
"Spraying for Leaf-eating Insects and the Codlin-moth. IT was not until about I860, when a ravenous insect — the currant worm—had been introduced into the ..."

5. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1902)
"suggest that the second or later spraying is only necessary on account of the codlin moth that comes in from adjacent orchards, and the use of the band in ..."

6. Bibliography of the More Important Contributions to American Economic Entomology by United States Bureau of Entomology, Nathan Banks, Samuel Henshaw (1905)
"WOODWORTH, CW Spraying for codlin moth. <Pacific Rural Press, 16 April ... WOODWORTH, CW Directions for spraying for the codlin moth. <Bull. No. 155, Calif. ..."

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