Wounds, such as this one caused by trellis wire, provide entry points for the apple clearwing moth. The flight of adult clearwing moths begins in early June in British Columbia, Canada. Females visit flowers in the orchard and feed on nectar for a few days before laying eggs. Trees on Malling 9 or M.26 often have burr knots that make good entry points for the larvae. Moths also lay eggs in wounds on other parts of the tree, such as pruning scars, grafts, or wounds caused by trellis wires. Larvae that hatch from the eggs burrow under the bark and […]