Grape Root Borer Pest Management in Florida Vineyards by Scott W. Weihman, Oscar E. Liburd

“… The most important insect pest of grapes in Florida is the grape root borer, Vitacea polistiformis (Harris), a sesiid moth. The grape root borer (GRB) is native to the eastern United States, and ranges south of a line from Vermont across to Minnesota and east of the Mississippi River states, and occurs throughout peninsular Florida. …”
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Grape Root Borer Pest Management in Florida Vineyards by Scott W. Weihman, Oscar E. Liburd

“… The most important insect pest of grapes in Florida is the grape root borer, Vitacea polistiformis (Harris), a sesiid moth. The grape root borer (GRB) is native to the eastern United States, and ranges south of a line from Vermont across to Minnesota and east of the Mississippi River states, and occurs throughout peninsular Florida. …”
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Prediction model of adult flight activities of Synanthedon bicingulata (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) by Hyeon-Ji Yang, Seonwoong Nah, Hyunjung Kim, Sunghoon Baek

“…Clearwing moth, Synanthedon bicingulata, was first reported in 1931 in Korea, but its economic damage has been suddenly increasing with the climatic change. …”
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Southern Pine Coneworm, Dioryctria amatella (Hulst) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by James R. Meeker

“… The southern pine coneworm, Dioryctria amatella (Hulst), also commonly referred to as a pitch moth, is consistently one of the most damaging insect pests of pine seed orchard crops throughout the southeastern United States (Ebel et al. 1980). …”
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2006 Florida Citrus Pest Management Guide: Soft-Bodied Insects Attacking Foliage and Fruit by Harold W. Browning, Carl C. Childers, Philip A. Stansly, Jorge Peña, Michael E. Rogers

“…A section on the citrus leafminer, a moth species, is also included. Includes discussion of families and species, and tables of management options. …”
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2006 Florida Citrus Pest Management Guide: Soft-Bodied Insects Attacking Foliage and Fruit by Harold W. Browning, Carl C. Childers, Philip A. Stansly, Jorge Peña, Michael E. Rogers

“…A section on the citrus leafminer, a moth species, is also included. Includes discussion of families and species, and tables of management options. …”
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A high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of the mulberry looper, Phthonandria atrilineata by De-Long Guan, Ying-can Qin, Ya-Zhen Chen, Shi-Hao Zhang, Ji-ping Liu, Hui-Yu Yi, Xiao-Dong Li

“…Abstract The mulberry looper (Phthonandria atrilineata), a geometrid moth, plays a pivotal role in the destruction of mulberry trees (Morus spp.). …”
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Southern Pine Coneworm, Dioryctria amatella (Hulst) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by James R. Meeker

“… The southern pine coneworm, Dioryctria amatella (Hulst), also commonly referred to as a pitch moth, is consistently one of the most damaging insect pests of pine seed orchard crops throughout the southeastern United States (Ebel et al. 1980). …”
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Management of Climatic Factors for Successful Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) Crop and Higher Silk Production: A Review by V. K. Rahmathulla

“…In addition to this study emphasis on the role of various environmental factors on embryonic development of silkworm egg, nutritional indices of silkworm larva and reproductive potential of silkworm moth. The study also highlights about the care to be required during silkworm spinning and influence of temperature and humidity on post cocoon parameters of silkworm. …”
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Spiral Motion Enhanced Elite Whale Optimizer for Global Tasks by GuoChun Wang, Wenyong Gui, Guoxi Liang, Xuehua Zhao, Mingjing Wang, Majdi Mafarja, Hamza Turabieh, Junyi Xin, Huiling Chen, Xinsheng Ma

“…To solve these shortcomings, an elite strategy and spiral motion from moth flame optimization are utilized to enhance the original algorithm’s efficiency, called MEWOA. …”
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Different Meta-Heuristic Optimized Radial Basis Function Neural Network Models for Short-Term Power Consumption Forecasting by Dhivagar Shanmugam, V Ramana

“…These optimizers include Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO), Advanced Gray Wolf Optimization (AGWO), Moth-Flame Optimization Algorithm (MFO), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Multi-Verse Optimizer (MVO), and Artificial Bee Colony (ABC). …”
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Environmental DNA profiling for detecting plant-insect interactions in endangered and native flora by Pugh Andrew, Trower Max, Mercier Celine, Bartlett Michael, Sutherland Roanne, Cridge Andrew

“…This study also shed light on the underexplored area of nocturnal pollination, providing evidence of native moth involvement in pollinating plant species. While there was no definitive evidence of rare insects visiting mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) or Lophomyrtus spp., this study did reveal the importance of these plant species and the resources the flowers provide not just to pollinators, but insects with other key roles in the ecosystem.…”
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A Systematic Literature Review on Robust Swarm Intelligence Algorithms in Search-Based Software Engineering by Alam Zeb, Fakhrud Din, Muhammad Fayaz, Gulzar Mehmood, Kamal Z. Zamli

“…., grey wolf optimization (GWO), whale optimization algorithms (WOA), Harris hawks optimizer (HHO), and moth-flame optimizer (MFO) in the field of software engineering. …”
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Effects of Catastrophic Insect Outbreaks on the Harvesting Solutions of Dahurian Larch Plantations by Qi Jin, Lauri Valsta, Kari Heliövaara, Jing Li, Youqing Luo, Juan Shi

“…The effects of catastrophic pest outbreaks caused by the Siberian moth (Dendrolimus sibiricus) on the economic harvesting plan are compared through both deterministic and stochastic cases. …”
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Genome assembly of the grassland caterpillar Gynaephora qinghaiensis by Youpeng Lai, Shan Xiao, Minggang Qin, Xinhai Ye, Fang Wang, Qi Fang

“…Phylogenomic analysis indicated that G. qinghaiensis and the rusty tussock moth Orgyia antiqua diverged approximately 18.3 million years ago. …”
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Enhancing Solar Energy Prospects: Predicting Direct Normal Irradiance in Qinghai Province Using ALO-RF Modeling by MD Abdul Munnaf, Tawhidul Islam

“…This study uses the Genetic algorithm, Moth Flame Optimization, and Ant Lion Optimizer to optimize the Random Forest model. …”
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Deformation Prediction of Foundation Pit Based on Exponential Power Product Model of Improved Algorithm by Chuankui Jing, Hao Wang, Hongsong Li

“…Through six standard test functions and three application examples, the optimization ability of the ISDO algorithm is verified, and the optimization results are compared with those of basic supply demand optimization algorithm (SDO), whale optimization algorithm (WOA), grey wolf optimization algorithm (GWO), moth swarm algorithm (MSA), and particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO). …”
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Image Recognition Method of Agricultural Pests Based on Multisensor Image Fusion Technology by Xianfeng Zeng, Changjiang Huang, Liuchun Zhan

“…And through experimental data, it is finally verified that the image recognition method used in this paper improves the recognition rate and effectiveness by nearly 65% in the detection of soybean leaf moth pests.…”
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Reinforced colour preference of parasitoid wasps in the presence of floral scent: a case study of a cross-modal effect by Soichi Kugimiya, Takeshi Shimoda, Junji Takabayashi

“…Abstract We examined the possibility of a cross-modal effect in naïve Cotesia vestalis, a parasitoid wasp of diamondback moth larvae, by using artificial flower models of four colours (blue, green, yellow, and red) in the absence or presence of floral scent collected from Brassica rapa inflorescences. …”
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Chevroned Water Hyacinth weevil Neochetina bruchi Hustache (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Eutychus Kariuki, Carey Minteer

“…The other three species include a weevil, Neochetina eichhorniae; a moth, Niphograptaalbiguttalis; and a planthopper, Megamelus scutellaris, which were introduced into the United States in 1972, 1977, and 2010, respectively (Tipping et al. 2014). …”
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