none Field observations and recording of carob moth (Spectrobates ceratonia (Zell.) infestation in almonds revealed the following pattern of generation sequence. The moths overwinter as larvae in nuts left on the trees after harvest; these pupate in mid-February and adults emerge from mid-March until June, with a peak emergence in April-May. Emerging females lay mainly on new nuts infected by the anthracnose disease as well as on old nuts, if available. The first summer generation reached adulthood from May to July, at which time hullsplit nuts of the new crops are available for oviposition. One to two generations develop on the hullsplit nuts before winter, thus bringing the annual average to three or four generations. Eggs are dispersed evenly among the nuts, usually with a single egg laid on each nut. Nutrition; Diet; Life cycle and development; Parasites diseases and disorders; Hosts; Insect hosts; Host parasite relationships; Land and freshwater zones; Palaearctic region Spectrobates ceratoniae (Pyralidae); Food plants; Prunus amygdalus (almond); Life cycle & seasonal prevalence; Life cycle; Plant host; Prevalence; Phanerotoma flavitestacea (Hymenoptera); Israel; Heletz; Life cycle & seasonal prevalence on food plant; Prevalence of hymenopteran parasite Phanerotoma flavitestacea (Braconidae); Lepidopteran hosts; Spectrobates ceratoniae; Prevalence; Spectrobates ceratoniae (Lepidoptera); Israel; Heletz; Prevalence in lepidopteran hosts