The carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller 1839) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is the most important pest of pomegranate, Punica granatum L. (Myrtales: Ponicaceae), in Iran. In this study, 6 amplified fragment length polymorphism primer combinations were used to survey the genetic structure of the geographic and putative host-associated populations of this pest in Iran. An AMOVA was performed on...

pomegranate fruit moth (pfm), apomyelois ceratoniae zeller is a major pest of pomegranate in iran. in this study, the effect of four diets including pistachio, pomegranate, semi-artificial and artificial diets were studied on biological parameters of pfm in a growth chamber under controlled conditions at 30 ± 2 °c, 65 ± 5% rh and 16:8 (l: d) h. the results demonstrated that the longest incubati...

Six new species are added to the Lepidoptera fauna of mainland Portugal, resulting from authors’ fieldwork in 2019 and 2020: namely Coleophora anitella Baldizzone, 1985, Aplota palpellus (Haworth, 1828), Anacampsis obscurella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), Apomyelois bistriatella (Hulst, 1887), Eublemma amoena (Hübner, 1803) Xestia sexstrigata 1809).

Lectins are the heterogeneous proteins in plants that serve as storage proteins via defensive mechanisms against herbivores. In the current study, a lectin was extracted and purified from seeds of Citrullus colocynthis by Sepharose 4B-Galactose and DEAE-cellulose fast flow chromatographies. Different concentrations of the lectin were added to artificial diet of Ectomyelois ceratoniae larvae fin...

Until recently, Apomyelois cognata (Staudinger, 1871) was known only from the type series collected 150 years ago in Lower Volga region, as well old records Iran and Cyprus (the latter unconfirmed). In 2011 2020, more specimens of this little-known species were South Urals (Russia), presenting a new record for area. The identity confirmed via examination syntypes preserved Museum für Naturkunde...

In El Alia region damages caused by the date moth Ectomyelois ceratoniae in a citrus grove were reported since 2008. So, this study targeted to monitor pest during three agricultural campaigns and evaluate different treatments control it. The results showed that evolved four five generations according crop year was active from April early December. Besides, lepidoptera reached 50%. Moreover, on...