Insects of the suborder Heterocera of the order LEPIDOPTERA. | Contact experts in Moths to get answers
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I am working on the identification of sex pheromones of moths, I have collected the pheromone gland extraction using hexane, i have got bio-active compound in GC-MS, but the peak of the compound...
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The caterpillar of this moth was found on Ipomoea aquatica. The length of the caterpillar was something about 4.5 cm. I have compared images from the internet for identification and it looks me...
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These species of caterpillars were found in large quantities feeding on Amaranthus, spinach, water spinach and sweet potato leaves. I have noticed that they also eat legumes leaves. I have...
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Hi. I'm working in a tropical rainforest and I need to measure the density of trichomes, but due the lack of equipment in the station, I need to preserve the samples during 1 month to then count...
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How long can we preserve Spodoptera litura eggs in refrigeration without opting for cryopreservation. What are the conditions to look out for?? Can they be stored indefinitely in refrigeration?...
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Being in a rural area of India as a College Teacher, I find a lot of difficulties in making the students to open their mouth to talk in English. Most of the time the students sit sticking their...
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Especially in the case of moths and butterflies...
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The caterpillars are leaf folders that feed on the mesophyll of Echinochloa polystachya grass. It looks like the moth belongs to the family Crambidae, because of its 'snout'. Is it probably a...
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This species is not Spodoptera frugiperda nor Spodoptera latifascia. It is found in Colombia in different crops including coffee, mainly under greenhouse conditions. Please find attached the larva...
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Also, it would be of great help if you know to which insecticides oriental fruith moth (Cydia molesta) developed resistance?
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I wanted to collect adults (moths) of Grapholita molesta using pheromone traps, but those traps have selection only for male adults.
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I am working on management of fruit sucking moths in citrus. Can anyone help me with a suggestion for a base compound which can be used for artificial rearing of adult moths?
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I want to use imageJ to count the number of eggs in Gypsy Moth egg masses, but I am not sure what camera and camera lens I would need in order to do this. I have seen a couple of mosquito papers...
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The larvae of this moth specie was found boring seeds of a tree next to my work place.
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I test preference and survival rate of one population (moth larvae). I have six varieties of plants (a-f) in six replicates (36 in total) arranged in Latin square block. I applied 5 larvae (1st...
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