Defoliation of Soybean Expressing Cry1Ac by Lepidopteran Pests by María G. Murúa, Martín A. Vera, María I. Herrero, Sofia V. Fogliata, Andrew Michel

“…As an alternative, Bt soybean was developed to control primary pests of Lepidoptera such as Rachiplusia nu (Guenée) (Noctuidae), Chrysodeixisincludens (Walker) (Noctuidae), Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner (Erebidae), Helicoverpa gelotopoeon (Dyar) (Noctuidae), and Crocidosema aporema (Walsingham) (Tortricidae). …”
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Sequencing, Analysis and Organization of the Complete Genome of a Novel Baculovirus <i>Calliteara abietis</i> Nucleopolyhedrovirus (CaabNPV) by Wenyi Jin, Mijidsuren Byambasuren, Uranbileg Ganbold, Huixian Shi, Hongbin Liang, Miaomiao Li, Hongtuo Wang, Qilian Qin, Huan Zhang

“…This study focuses on the characterization of a baculovirus isolated from larvae of <i>Calliteara abietis</i> (Erebidae, Lymantriidae) collected in Mongolian pinaceae forests. …”
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Association of the Female Flight Ability of Asian Spongy Moths (<i>Lymantria dispar asiatica</i>) with Locality, Age and Mating: A Case Study from China by Muhammad Akram, Umer Hayat, Juan Shi, Shoaib Ahmad Anees

“…The spongy moth (formerly known as a gypsy moth), <i>Lymantria dispar L</i>. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), is a polyphagous pest that defoliates various species of trees in the genera <i>Populus</i>, <i>Salix</i>, <i>Quercus</i>, <i>Acer</i> and <i>Pinus</i>. …”
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Floral Scent Composition and Fine-Scale Timing in Two Moth-Pollinated Hawaiian Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae) by John M. Powers, Roger Seco, Roger Seco, Celia L. Faiola, Ann K. Sakai, Stephen G. Weller, Diane R. Campbell, Alex Guenther

“…For S. kaalae, we also compared the daily timing of emission of floral volatiles to evening visits of their shared pollinator, an endemic Hawaiian moth (Pseudoschrankia brevipalpis; Erebidae). The identity and amount of floral volatiles were measured in the greenhouse during day and evening periods with dynamic headspace sampling and GC-MS (gas chromatography – mass spectrometry). …”
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High intraspecific variability and previous experience affect polyphenol metabolism in polyphagous Lymantria mathura caterpillars by Martin Volf, Alyssa M. Fontanilla, Suvi Vanhakylä, Tomokazu Abe, Martin Libra, Ryosuke Kogo, Roll Lilip, Naoto Kamata, Masashi Murakami, Vojtech Novotny, Juha‐Pekka Salminen, Simon T. Segar

“…We used polyphagous caterpillars of Lymantria mathura (Erebidae, Lepidoptera) to explore mechanisms that may contribute to its ability to feed on various hosts. …”
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How differences in the settling behaviour of moths (Lepidoptera) may contribute to sampling bias when using automated light traps by Mirko WÖLFLING, Mira C. BECKER, Britta UHL, Anja TRAUB, Konrad FIEDLER

“…As a corollary, representatives of three taxa, which in Europe are predominantly small species (Nolidae, Geometridae: Eupitheciini, Erebidae: Lithosiini), usually settled down immediately, whereas most other moths remained active on or flying around the trap for some time. …”
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Macrolepidoptera biodiversity in Wooster, Ohio from 2001 through 2009 by Roger Downer, Timothy Ebert

“…A Skinner mercury vapor light trap was operated from 2001 through 2009 in a residential backyard to document biodiversity within the moth families Thyatiridae, Drepanidae, Geometridae, Mimallonidae, Apatelodidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae, Erebidae (including Lymantriinae and Arctiinae), Euteliidae, Nolidae, and Noctuidae. …”
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Radial Growth and Wood Density Reflect the Impacts and Susceptibility to Defoliation by Gypsy Moth and Climate in Radiata Pine by Jesús Julio Camarero, Flor Álvarez-Taboada, Andrea Hevia, Andrea Hevia, Fernando Castedo-Dorado

“…We investigate how European gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar L., Lepidoptera: Erebidae) outbreak and related climate conditions affected growth and wood features in host and non-host tree species in north-western Spain. …”
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Effects of grazing on macro-moth assemblages in two different biomes in Mongolia by Khishigdelger Enkhtur, Gunnar Brehm, Bazartseren Boldgiv, Martin Pfeiffer

“…Species diversity, species richness, and abundance of Erebidae, Geometridae, and Noctuidae were significantly higher in the less grazed plots. …”
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An Assessment of <i>Steinernema rarum</i> as a Biocontrol Agent in Sugarcane with Focus on <i>Sphenophorus levis,</i> Host-Finding Ability, Compatibility with Vinasse and Field Eff... by Mateus Salviano Oliveira Silva, Jorge Franco Maringoli Cardoso, Maria Elizia Pacheco Ferreira, Fernando Berton Baldo, Raphael Satochi Abe Silva, Julie Giovanna Chacon-Orozco, David I. Shapiro-Ilan, Selcuk Hazir, Cesar Junior Bueno, Luis Garrigós Leite

“…The selected nematode <i>S. rarum</i> was also assessed for rate effects, its survival in vinasse and field efficacy to control sugarcane pests <i>S. levis, Hyponeuma taltula</i> (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) and <i>Leucothyreus alvarengai</i> (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae). …”
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Revision of Belvosia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) and 33 new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica with a key to known North and Mesoam... by AJ Fleming, Norman Woodley, M. Alex Smith, Winnie Hallwachs, Daniel Janzen

“…All species described here were reared from this ongoing inventory of wild-caught caterpillars spanning a variety of families (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Eupterotidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae, Saturniidae, and Sphingidae). …”
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Differential gene expression patterns between the head and thorax of Gynaephora aureata are associated with high-altitude adaptation by Jia-Rui Zhao, Jia-Rui Zhao, Jia-Rui Zhao, Jia-Rui Zhao, Shi-Yun Hu, Shi-Yun Hu, Shi-Yun Hu, Shi-Yun Hu, Li-Jun Zhang, Li-Jun Zhang, Li-Jun Zhang, Li-Jun Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Xing-Zhuo Yang, Xing-Zhuo Yang, Xing-Zhuo Yang, Xing-Zhuo Yang, Ming-Long Yuan, Ming-Long Yuan, Ming-Long Yuan, Ming-Long Yuan

“…Grassland caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Gynaephora) are important pests in alpine meadows of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). …”
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A New Cypovirus-1 Strain as a Promising Agent for Lepidopteran Pest Control by Vyacheslav V. Martemyanov, Yuriy B. Akhanaev, Irina A. Belousova, Sergey V. Pavlusin, Maria E. Yakimova, Daria D. Kharlamova, Alexander A. Ageev, Anna N. Golovina, Sergey A. Astapenko, Alexey V. Kolosov, Grigory G. Ananko, Oleg S. Taranov, Alexander N. Shvalov, Sergey A. Bodnev, Nikita I. Ershov, Inna V. Grushevaya, Maxim A. Timofeyev, Yuri S. Tokarev

“…This strain was found to be highly virulent to D. sibiricus (the half-lethal dose is 25 occlusion bodies per second-instar larva) and to have a relatively wide host range (infecting representatives of five families of Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Sphingidae, Pieridae, Noctuidae, and Lasiocampidae). …”
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