Tip-borer

Guides

• Hendecaneura shawiana

  Blueberry Tip Borer Moth

  Hendecaneura shawiana is a tortricid moth commonly known as the blueberry tip borer. It is a univoltine species with one generation per year. The larvae are specialized feeders that bore into the shoot tips of blueberry plants, causing characteristic dieback damage. It is recognized as a pest of cultivated blueberry in northeastern North America.

  TortricidaeOlethreutinaepestblueberryVacciniumtip-borerunivoltineagricultural-pestNorth-Americainternal-feeder