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The moth is used as a control for ragwort in countries in which it has been introduced and become a problem, like New Zealand and the western United States.
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This moth has been introduced to the eastern United States and is common near many towns ; it is about 12 cm across, with angulated wings, and in colour olive brown, with white markings.
The Polygalaceae is fairly well researched among plant families, in part due to the large diversity of the genus Polygala, and also due to members of the family, like the Fabaceae, being food plants for various Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species.
She is credited with popularizing the term " debugging " for fixing computer glitches ( motivated by an actual moth removed from the computer ).
The peppered moth ( Biston betularia ) is a temperate species of night-flying moth.
Peppered moth evolution is often used by educators as an example of natural selection.
In Britain and Ireland, the peppered moth is univoltine ( i. e., it has one generation per year ), whilst in south-eastern North America it is bivoltine ( two generations per year ).
The best evidence for resting positions is given by data collected by the peppered moth researcher Michael Majerus, and it is given in the accompanying charts.
Firstly, a few inches below a branch-trunk joint on a tree trunk where the moth is in shadow ; secondly, on the underside of branches and thirdly on foliate twigs.
This is not the case ; individuals of each morph interbreed and produce fertile offspring with individuals of all other morphs ; hence there is only one peppered moth species.
Jonathan Wells is one of a number of creationists who have criticized the use of peppered moth melanism as an example of evolution in action.
There is a moth, Callistege mi, named after her.
* September 9 – The first case of a computer bug is found: a moth lodged in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at the Naval Weapons Center in Dahlgren, Virginia.
This log book is on display in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, complete with moth attached.
It is consumed as food by the larvae of some Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species including Grey Pug.
The worm is actually the larval form of the moth Hypopta agavis, which lives on the agave plant.
A venom which is among the most potent defensive chemicals in any animal is produced by the South American silk moth genus Lonomia.
Also, in the Philippines, a lingering black butterfly or moth in the house is taken to mean that someone in the family has died or will soon die.
The coconut palm is damaged by the larvae of many Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species which feed on it, including Batrachedra spp.
eastern bagworm, common bagworm, common basket worm, or North American bagworm, is a moth that spins its cocoon in its larval life, decorating it with bits of plant material from the trees on which it feeds.
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* Nepeta species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species including Coleophora albitarsella.
They are used as food plants by some Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) caterpillars.
As a result of the relatively simple and easy-to-understand circumstances of the adaptation, the peppered moth has become a common example used in explaining or demonstrating natural selection to laypeople and classroom students.
Oaks are used as food plants by the larvae of Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species such as the Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar, which can defoliate oak and other broadleaved tree species in North America.
Clovers are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species ; see list of Lepidoptera that feed on clovers.
Silks are produced by several other insects, but generally only the silk of moth caterpillars has been used for textile manufacturing.
Plantains are used as food plants by the larvae of some species of Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth )-see list of Lepidoptera that feed on plantains.
Vaccinium species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species – see list of Lepidoptera that feed on Vaccinium.
Erysimum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species including the Garden Carpet ( Xanthorhoe fluctuata ).
Elettaria cardamomum is used as a food plant by the larvae of the moth Endoclita hosei.
Amorphophallus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species including Palpifer sexnotatus and Palpifer sordida.
Onobrychis species are used as food plants by the caterpillars of some Lepidoptera species, such as the case-bearer moth Coleophora colutella ( recorded on O. saxatilis ) and the Damon Blue ( Polyommatus damon ) butterfly.
Gandalf's escape from Orthanc was instead instigated by a moth that Gandalf used to convey a message to the Eagles.
Ceiba species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species including the leaf-miner Bucculatrix ceibae which feeds exclusively on the genus.
Pistacia species are used as food plants by the larvae ( caterpillars ) of some species of Lepidoptera including the Emperor moth ( Pavonia pavonia ).
Cecropia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the arctiid moth Hypercompe icasia ; the Cecropia Moth ( Hyalophora cecropia ) is a North American species however, and thus allopatric with the plant genus.
The leaves are eaten in salads, and also used as a food by the larvae of some moth species, including the Garden Carpet moth.
Pheromones of pest insect species, such as the Japanese beetle and the gypsy moth, can be used to induce many behaviors.
Bacillus thuringiensis is the most widely applied species of bacteria used for biological control, with at least four sub-species used to control Lepidopteran ( moth, butterfly ), Coleopteran ( beetle ) and Dipteran ( true flies ) insect pests.
Fennel is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the mouse moth and the anise swallowtail.
* May also be used as a moth ( Lepidoptera ) light trap attractant by collectors — when mixed by approximately 1
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The cane toad was successfully introduced into New Guinea to control the hawk moth larvae eating sweet potato crops.
* Plume moth working to control ragwort in NZ
While this moth did become established in Australia and spread it was not effective as a biological control.
The release of the cactus moth Cactoblastis cactorum within the park has facilitated the biological control of prickly pear.
* The population of Levuana irridescens ( the Levuana moth ), a serious coconut pest in Fiji, was brought under control by a classical biological control program in the 1920s.
The moth Ectropis crepuscularia is a pest species itself and unsuitable for biological control.
This moth with root-mining larvae attacks diffuse and spotted knapweed in parts of the United States where it was introduced to control these plants.
Moll and Lora, riding a super moth named Fairy, fought Belvera for control of the artifact.
Seasonal storage of linens led to the development of natural pest control methods in Europe to prevent moth larvae and other insects or rodents from eating the cloth.
The wasps are currently used to control at least 28 species of insect pest, including the cotton bollworm, codling moth, and European corn borer.
The codling moth is not a great candidate for biological pest control, as the larvae are well protected within the fruit for the majority of development.
The most common biological control of codling moth is the application of codling moth granulosis virus ( CMGV ) in a water based formulation including the granulosis virus, Occlusion Bodies ( OBs ).
Coevolutionary relationships have also been directly exploited, for example for the control of the prickly pear cactus ( Opuntia vulgaris ) through the use of the cactus moth ( Cactoblastis sp .).
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