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Potato Tuberworm

Phthorimaea operculella

Insect
Damage Signs

Potato tuberworm larvae prefer to enter the fruit at the calyx end, making a dry burrow through the core and the fleshy portions that radiate from it, but they may enter at any point on the fruit's surface. They usually spin a web over the entrance to their burrows, and the fruit must be carefully observed to detect damage.

Identification

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Control Methods

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Insect

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