DIMINUTION IN OVERWINTERING POPULATION OF CODLING MOTH (CYDIA POMONELLA L.) VIA VARIOUS DISPOSAL METHODS OF INFESTED FRUITSDanishta Aziz, Ishtiyaq Ahad, Tarique Hassan Askary, Khalid Rasool, M. Ashraf Bhat, Fehim Jeelani4, Rehana Akbar and Ishfaq Majeed ShahAbstract The proper disposal of codling moth (Cydia pomonella L.) infested apple fruits/fallen fruits at the time of harvesting was carried out in North Kashmir karewas, Jammu and Kashmir, India for the years 2021 and 2022. Various practices were followed to kill the overwintering larvae present inside apple fruits in order to break the cycle of codling moth and inhibit its regeneration in the next growing season. The mortality percentage was calculated after application of different treatments. All the treatments registered significantly higher mortality percentage than control. However, among different treatments alphamethrin 10 EC was more superior in causing mortality of bored larvae (80.397 ± 2.795 and 80.497 ± 2.084) followed by malathion 50% EC (77.297 ± 1.553 and 78.893 ± 2.163) and lowest mortality percentage in control (14.370± 0.351 and 13.822 ± 0.902) for consecutive years, respectively. In case of non-insecticidal treatments, feeding of infested fruits to cattle (74.980 ± 0.581 and 73.290 ± 0.604) recorded highest mortality. |