Simultaneous Parasitism of Field-Collected Green Cloverworm, \u3ci\u3eHypena Scabra\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae by Endoparasitioids and an Entomopathogenic Fungus [PDF]
, 2018 The impacts of entomopathogens (e.g., fungi, bacteria, protists and viruses) on larval Lepidoptera and their associated insect parasitoids have been examined in laboratory studies but field studies of interaction between these two mortality factors are ...
Pavuk, Daniel M, Williams, Charles E
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Moths of the Douglas Lake Region (Emmet and Cheboygan Counties), Michigan: III. Thyatiridae, Drepanidae, Lasiocampidae, Notodontidae, Lymantriidae (Lepidoptera) [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) The first list of Lepidoptera for the Douglas Lake region (Welch 1915) included 12 species in the group of five families for which 55 species are now reported.
Voss, Edward G
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Fall armyworm (FAW) preferred ovipositing on vegetative‐stage soybeans. While ‘mother knows best’ may not apply in soybean‐FAW system, muffled cues in the reproductive stage could positively influence host success. Abstract BACKGROUND While the mother knows best/preference performance hypothesis has been well tested in natural ecosystems, how these ...
Krishnarao Gandham +4 more
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Silicon (Si) fertilization enhances the attractiveness of plant volatiles emitted by fall armyworm‐infested maize plant to the predatory earwig Doru luteipes by triggering the emission of the terpene neryl acetate. Abstract BACKGROUND Silicon (Si) fertilization has been well‐documented to enhance plant resistance against insect pests by increasing the ...
Patrícia Pereira +9 more
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The Owlet Moths of Ohio, Order Lepidoptera Family Noctuidae, by Roy W. Rings, Eric Metzler, Fred J. Arnold, and David H. Harris. 1992. Published by College of Biological Sciences, The Ohio State University, in Cooperation with Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and the Ohio Lepidopterists, Columbus, Ohio 43210. VI + 219 pp., 9 text figures, 8 color plates, 8 black and white plates. Soft cover, 8.5 x 11 in.(21.6 x 27.9 cm), ISSN 0078-3994, $20.00 U.S. [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) The authors are to be commended for producing an extremely useful and thoroughly complete compilation of this fascinating but frequently ignored group of Lepidoptera.
Nielsen, Mogens
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International Biological Flora: Tsuga canadensis*
Journal of Ecology, EarlyView.Eastern Hemlock is a long‐lived forest tree of eastern North America known for its deep shade and home given to many organisms. Despite surviving large‐scale clearing for agriculture when Europeans arrived, it returned to dominate when the land was abandoned in the mid 1800s.
Peter A. Thomas, David A. Orwig
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Notes on the Biology and Parasitoids of the Sweet Fern Underwing (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) The sweet fern underwing, Catocala antinympha (Hubner), sometimes called the wayward nymph (Holland, 1968), is one of several lepidopterous defoliators of sweet fern, Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Wilson, Louis F
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Insects, 2020 Simple Summary Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a notorious and polyphagous pest of several economically important agricultural crops.
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Insights on the nutritional ecology of a nocturnal pollinating insect
Insect Science, EarlyView.Nutritional ecology examines the environmental effects on nutritional needs, food intake and foraging behaviors, and the use of nutrients ingested by animals. Among insects, Lepidoptera are often considered opportunistic foragers that visit a wide variety of available flowers, although with some preferences.
Evan Force +4 more
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Bifenthrin Baseline Susceptibility and Evaluation of Simulated Aerial Applications in \u3ci\u3eStriacosta albicosta\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) [PDF]
, 2019 Striacosta albicosta (Smith) is a maize pest that has recently expanded its geographical range into the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. Aerial application of pyrethroids, such as bifenthrin, has been a major practice adopted to manage this
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