Not available – first paragraph follows: Larvae of the naval orangeworm infest almonds during and after hullsplit, rendering the nut meats unmarketable. The insect also damages other nut, fruit, and legume crops by invading dried or decayed fruit and occasionally by entering undamaged fruit.

This study was sponsored in part by the Almond Board of California and U.S. Department of Agriculture Extension Service Smith-Lever IPM Funds. The authors acknowledge the assistance of Thomas Aldrich and Rich Coviello, Farm Advisors in Colusa and Fresno counties, respectively.