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Phereoeca uterella, known by the vernacular names plaster bagworm [a] and household casebearer [b], is a moth species in family Tineidae. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] It occurs in tropical climates, where it is common in houses, and is presumed native to the Neotropical realm . [ 4 ]
[2] [3] New, effective methods are needed to control this organism; Wang et al. (2016) showed the effectiveness of a community-based system to monitor webworms, which involved using mobile devices. [25] A tree, when covered by the web of the fall webworm is, in the Southern States, sometimes called a "fuzzy tree" because of its fuzzy appearance.
A commercially produced Robinson trap. Moth traps are devices used for capturing moths for scientific research or domestic pest control.. Entomologists use moth traps to study moth populations, behavior, distribution, and role in ecosystems, contributing to biodiversity conservation and ecological monitoring efforts.
The grapeleaf skeletonizer (Harrisina americana) is a moth in the family Zygaenidae.It is widespread in the eastern half of the United States, [1] and commonly noticed defoliating grapes, especially of the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia).
Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. Most of the tineid moths are small or medium-sized, with wings held roofwise over the body when at rest.
As early as 1898, Edward Forbush and Charles Fernald made attempts to control the population of the gypsy moth by luring males into traps set with attractant females. [88] The United States Department of Agriculture continued these attempts in the 1930s, using extracts of female abdominal spikes to attract male moths. [ 89 ]
The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a species in the order Lepidoptera and one of the species of the fall armyworm moths distinguished by their larval life stage. The term "armyworm" can refer to several species, often describing the large-scale invasive behavior of the species' larval stage.
The pre-flight warm-up behavior of a moth. Insect thermoregulation is the process whereby insects maintain body temperatures within certain boundaries.Insects have traditionally been considered as poikilotherms (animals in which body temperature is variable and dependent on ambient temperature) as opposed to being homeothermic (animals that maintain a stable internal body temperature ...