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The codling moth caterpillars bore into a fruit within 24 hours of hatching from their eggs, usually traveling between 1.5m to 3m in search of a fruit. Because they are susceptible to predation, drying up, or being washed away between the period of hatching and boring into a fruit, the caterpillars are prompt in finding a fruit to feed on. Although apples are their dominant food source, they are polyphagous, feeding on a wide variety of fruits from pear, walnut, apricot, peaches, plums, cherries, and chestnuts. They are unable to survive by feeding on leaves of the fruit trees. It was previously believed that the searching behavior of the caterpillar for fruit to feed on or for a pupation site was random. However, the caterpillar is exposed and susceptible to predation, parasitization, drying up, and even energy depletion during this searching period. Thus, it was hypothesized that the searching behavior uses thigmotatic sense, which means the caterpillars use contact reflex to search. Caterpillars also use phototaxis to locate fruits to feed on. They Ȩ͖̣̹̤̻ͨ̌̉̊͗ͭ͌ͅN̛ͫ̔ͭͩ́͞͏̹͓̼̦̭̜͉͕̮̲͖͉̼̟̪̤D̴̼̱̱̤͍̟͐͗͛̑͛̀̆ͦ̉̅̐ͧ̋̾̽́̚͜ ̸̡̢̜̲̭̤̦̻̫̻̀ͫ̇̌̉ͩ͂̈́͊̂͌̚͘͢M̧͍͚̻̫̭͇̫͓͗̊͊̒̋̓̀̾̈́ͮ̇̀̚͝Y̵̵̩̪͙͕̰̋̍̊̈́͊̏̊̄̿ ̧̧̻̣̩̻̜͈̐͋̓Ś̷̨̡̻̦̣̱̟̙̥ͯ͆̓ͯͣ̏̾̒͑̓̍̈͆̒͢͜Ư̢̗̖̪̟̻͚ͩ̿́̂́ͪ͐ͤ̈́̈́̈́͂͑͘F̷̵͊̃ͣ͐̏͛̒͒̌̑̿ͯ̃̆ͫ́̚͏͙̦̫͎̣̥͇͎̹̩͓̗͝ͅͅFͬͤ̇̾̏̈́͑̉̏̊̈ͬ̀ͨ̚͞͝͏̀͏̦̭̜̹̤̙̣̹͎E̷̡͐ͥͯ̆ͯͬ̒̓́̌̔̀͏̼̠͔̠̗̣̦͙̺̝R̺̫̭̼̆̆̈́ͬ́͞͝I̪̩̝͎͖̅͊̎̒͗̇̈́͒ͧ́̒ͣ̅̽ͦ̓ͭ̌ͮ̀̀͡N̦̝̤̫̬̪̯̯̱̗̤͍͐͛̅̆̅ͧ̈́̓͌ͯ͜͝͡Gͮ͗̔̋̓͌̉̏̏̊͏̸̥̤̟̖̝͍̙͓͎̯͜͟͡ͅ, which means they move towards light. This is adaptive because fruits tend to be located at the ends of the branches where there is most sunlight. Therefore, by following light, the larvae are able to move closer to fruits. Madige-Apfel-Frucht.jpg Once the caterpillar has located a fruit to feed on, it starts penetrating the epidermis of the fruit. As the caterpillar makes way into the fruit, scraps of the skin, pulp, and frass build up near the entrance of the hole. These pieces are glued together by silk threads released from the caterpillar to create a cap. This cap protects the caterpillar by blocking the entrance. It takes the caterpillar approximately 45 minutes to bore into the fruit and about 15 minutes to cap. The caterpillar bores through the fruit until it reaches the seminal chamber of the fruit. There, the caterpillar bites into the seeds and halts the growth of the fruit. The fruit ripens prematurely as a result. By doing so, the caterpillar gains beneficial resources, such as albumin and fat. Such feeding behavior lasts for 23 to 27 days and the caterpillar feeds on an average of one to two fruits during this time

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