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The fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) is a moth in the family Erebidae known principally for its larval stage, which creates the characteristic webbed nests on the tree limbs of a wide variety of hardwoods in the late summer and fall. It is considered a pest but does not harm otherwise healthy trees.
8 mar 2017 · Fall webworm ability to feed on a wide range of plant species and their associated variety of defensive chemicals likely indicates broad detoxification ability by this moth (Yamamoto et al. 2007). Foliage quality can change over time as a result of leaf development or environmental changes, such as plant stress resulting from drought or prior ...
The fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) is a moth in the family Erebidae known principally for its larval stage, which creates the characteristic webbed nests on the tree limbs of a wide variety of hardwoods in the late summer and fall.
2 sie 2024 · In some herbivore species, diet mediates larval immune response. The generalist insect herbivore fall webworm (FW), Hyphantria cunea Drury (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), is a moth native to North America, and its larvae have considerable variance in their performance when reared on different host plants.
1 sty 2017 · We used a split‐brood laboratory experiment to explore how the diet of the fall webworm ( Hyphantria cunea ), a species that eats over 400 plant species, affects larval growth and fitness and...
Fall webworm moths are found throughout the United States, southern Canada, and northern Mexico. They are invasive throughout Europe and have even entered China, North Korea, and Japan. They are common to abundant throughout their range.
21 lis 2022 · The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Drury) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) (Fig. 1) is a polyphagous caterpillar pest of ornamentals and trees in Georgia. It is known to feed on more than 600 species of plants including row crops, herbaceous plants, shrubs, fruit and ornamental trees in orchards, nurseries and landscapes.
