Coddling moths can cause serious losses in apple and pear cultures by infecting fruitlets which results in premature losses or storage problems.

Granupom is a selective biological insecticide, based on the Cydia pomonella (Codling moth) granulosis virus, for the control of Codling moth in fruit production.
Treatment has to be applied in relation with duration and intensity of moth flights, which can be determined by using pheromone traps.
In general, a treatment with 500 ml/ha is sufficient.
For the first treatment, you can use a dose of 300 ml/ha, and the remaining quantity (200 ml) can be used for 2 or 3 additional sprays at 1-week intervals.

* Granupom is only allowed in Belgium.
 

For application in fruit production, different kinds of pheromone lures are available. The pheromone lures are sold in packages of two lures, and last 5 to 7 weeks. Store lures in a refrigerator or freezer.

Here is a list of pest insects for which pheromone lures are: 

Adoxophyes orana                      Summer Fruit Tortrix
Cydia pomonella                         Coddling moth
Synanthedon myopaeformis     Small red-belted clearwing
Zeuzera pyrina                             Leopard moth
Cossus cossus                             Goat moth
Hedya dimidioalba                      Pear leaf blister moth
Leucoptera scitella                      Spotted tentiform leafminer
Lymantria dispar                          Gypsi moth
Pandemis heparana                    Dark fruit tree Tortrix (moth)
Spilonota ocellana                       Eye spotted bud moth

Period of treatment
By monitoring the Codling moth flight fecundity can be exactly determined and treatment can be applied at the right moment.
Damage treshold
When more than 25 moths/ha are captures, the economic damage trehold is exceeded, and it is time to spray.

• Funnel trap for mass trapping and monitoring of large moth species such as:
  - Cossus cossus (Goat moth)
  - Zeuzera pyrina (Leopard moth)
  - ...
• Packed per 10 pieces

• Mcphail trap for monitoring Diptera species such as:
  - Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly)
  - Bactrocera (Dacus) oleae (Olive fly)
  - ...
• Packed per 10 pieces

Honeydew stains pears black. This is a nightmare for any pear grower.
 

Anthocoris nemoralis is a predator of the pear psylla. Anthocoris is introduced in pear orchards where its natural population is too low.
In general, introduction of 1.000 Anthocoris/ha is recommended (1 or 2 introductions; 5 introduction points/ha) around the month of April for North-Europe. For the southern countries other quantities and introduction periods are applicable.