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Inside the Massive Effort to Sequence All of Europe’s Lepidoptera

It’s a little after 6:30 on a brisk July morning in a stone hut high in the Italian Alps. A gently hissing wood fire is ...
The Citizen

Butterfly Guide: Know the fascinating flyers in your garden

Wayne Johnstone of Blythedale Beach is a keen observer of butterflies, particularly those on the North Coast. In this first ...
Northern Public Radio

Why leaving your leaves alone could have benefits for the ecosystem and your yard

We’re deep into fall here in northern Illinois, and a thick layer of leaves crunch underfoot. While many of us are gearing up ...
University of Delaware

The moth defender

When they pierce the skin of their targets, including humans, their saliva can produce an itchy irritation. That same saliva can also deliver bacterial and viral infections, such as West Nile and Zika ...
Northern Public Radio

Raking your leaves this weekend? Local wildlife may be preparing for winter in them

We’re deep into fall here in northern Illinois, and a thick layer of leaves crunch underfoot. While many of us are gearing up ...
Growing Produce

New IPM Tools on the Way for Produce Growers: Naxypro Insecticides Receive EPA Registration

Learn more about the new chlorantraniliprole-based Naxypro and Naxypro Plus insecticides coming from NuFarm Americas.
The Western Journal on MSN

Ukrainian Train Stabbing Victim Iryna Zarutska Honored with New Species Named After Her

The violent train car stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee living in North Carolina, stirred the ...
insider.si.edu

The Lepidoptera Form, Fundtion and Diversity

Solis, M. Alma. 1994. [Book review] "The Lepidoptera Form, Fundtion and Diversity." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 96, (2), 375–376.
insider.si.edu

The lepidoptera : form, function, and diversity / by Malcolm J. Scoble

https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001~!439865~!0#focus ...
C&EN

A Targeted RNAi-of-RNAi Strategy to Overcome Nuclease-Mediated RNAi Suppression and Enhance RNAi Efficacy in Lepidoptera Pest, Cydia Pomonella

State Key Laboratory of Genome and Multi-omics Technologies, Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural ...
Cotton Grower

Nufarm Receives EPA Registration for Naxypro Brand Insecticides

Naxypro Insecticide and Naxypro Plus Insecticide from Nufarm Americas have received registration by the EPA. Both ...
SciELO

Effect of two solanaceous plants on developmental and population parameters of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is an important tomato pest that also feeds on other host-plants from the Solanceae family. We studied the effect of two cultivated plants, tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill ...