Tracing moth migrations: knowing the travel patterns of these mobile pests can help growers plot effective controls

Authors :: Becker, Hank
Source :: Agricultural Research. February 1997, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p14, 2 p.
Publication Year :: 1997
Abstract: Former Agricultural Research Service entomologist Douglas C. Ferguson (now retired) spent a half century tracking moth species across the continent. Knowledge of a moth's frequent-flier mileage can influence the timing [...]

Subjects :: United States. Agricultural Research Service -- Services
Lepidoptera -- Behavior -- Research
Pests -- Control
Moths -- Behavior -- Control -- Research
Animal migration -- Research -- Behavior
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Biotechnology industry
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Control
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