For example, glypure and bombykol, the sex pheromones of the gypsy and silkworm moths, respectively, elicit responses in the male antenna at concentrations of only a few hundred molecules per ...
However, you might find your once-vibrant oak trees stripped bare by defoliation, and that is nothing short of disheartening. If you notice defoliation, you may be dealing with a case of a gypsy moth ...
The Lymantria dispar, or spongy/gypsy moth, was introduced to North America in 1869 at Medford, Mass., where it was used in a failed silk-production experiment.
Sensitive forest ecosystems become more vulnerable, particularly when the sun shines and it does not rain—pest insects, such as gypsy moths and the like, can proliferate in the forest and cause ...