Caterpillar control in greenhouse crops
can often live in rolled up leaves, although some species live between leaves, or flowers, that have been spun together, in holes in stems, flowers, or [...] The most harmful caterpillars that occur in the greenhouse belong to the Noctuidae, which is the largest of all the lepidopteran families. Their forewings [...] or fruit, or in the bark of trees. Important species include light brown apple moth ( Epiphyas postvittana ) and carnation tortrix moth ( Cacoecimorpha