Codling Moth Damage

Infested apple showing codling moth (Cydia pomonella) entrance hole. Although popular culture usually attributes the “worm in the apple” to the earthworm, it is actually the larva of the codling moth.

Close-up of red apple with worm hole and white spots

Courtesy of Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series

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