News (Archive) | December 2004
Butterflies & moths on the WWW | Headlines
Winter moths return to the area — Old Colony Memorial — Plymouth, MA, USA — 18 Dec 2004 The flurry of white in the car headlights over the last weeks was not snow. It was a harbinger of a rough spring to come... Winter moths continue to plague Cape Cod — Cape Codder — Orleans, MA, USA — 17 Dec 2004 Snowflakes drifting beneath December skies. That’s expected, but fluttering moths, that just ain’t right. But it’s true. Winter moths have landed on Cape Cod... Scientists move to halt spread of destructive weed — ABC Online — Australia — 17 Dec 2004 One of the great banes of national parks right around the country are exotic, introduced species. Yesterday we brought you the story of the native frog, which may be able to curb the spread of the noxious pest, the cane toad... Butterfly Sanctuary to close — Monterey County Herald — Monterey, CA, USA — 16 Dec 2004 Pacific Grove’s City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to close the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary until April so that tree removal and safety assessments can be performed... Exotic moth to combat mimosa infestation — ABC Online — Australia — 17 Dec 2004 Scientists in the Top End are about to release an exotic leaf-eating moth as the latest weapon against the invasive weed mimosa pigra... Red hairy caterpillar menace in pulses — The Hindu — Chennai, India — 16 Dec 2004 Red hairy caterpillar (Amsacta albistriga) is a serious pest of rain fed pulses. In south Tamil Nadu its outbreaks occur during September — October... |
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