14/10/2026
Mutual benefits in Batlow when it comes to apple orchards and Bogong moths. Batlow is on the Bogong Moth flight path to and from the Snowy Mountains and they do need to stop and get a feed.
On the neighbours apple orchard the past few weeks, 1000's of Bogong moths could be seen flying around and feeding among the apple blossoms.
In autumn they were feeding on rotting juicy apples as they headed west 1000km to lay eggs but at the moment, they are stopping over and feeding on apple blossom nectar en- route to their summer hibernation in the caves and cool rock crevices in Kosciuszko National Park.
When moths probe into the flowers for nectar, pollen grains can catch and stick to their fluffy bodies to then, be dispersed at another flower being visited.
It's also worth noting there are other moths that pollinate apple blossom but some are detrimental to apple formation like Codling Moth and Light Brown Apple Moth.
