Butterfly fire bug

Moth - Perhaps the most common insect pest on earth, which gives a person a lot of trouble. One of its varieties is a moth. They belong to the family of Lepidoptera, which includes more than 6,000 species of moths (below is the butterfly moth in the photo). Each species has its own characteristics and taste preferences: some eat plants, others - products, and others pose a threat to bee colonies.Surprisingly, not adult individuals are dangerous, but their larvae are caterpillars of Moths. This article will cover the most common types of such a pest.

The mill

Mill mill - a butterfly of dark gray color, the dimensions of which are 14 mm in length. The insect was imported from India, it prefers to eat cereals, flour products, nuts, mushrooms and dried fruits. Therefore, its place of residence are flour mills, bakeries or mills. The life span of a pest is about three weeks, during which the female has time to lay about 200 eggs. For the year seven generations are derived.

Grain

Cereal moth - A multi-tier pest of plant origin. This species of butterflies is very similar to the above described representative, the only distinctive feature is the smaller size.

Types of moth

Flour

Flourfire - a rather large light-brown butterfly with a wingspan of up to 30 mm. It is started up in granaries, confectioneries, flour mills and shops. The favorite delicacy of pest caterpillars are cereals, grains, pastries and seeds.Adults do not eat, but only drink water. That is why they can often be found in a cup of water.

Acacia

Acacia Fire - light gray butterfly, dwelling mainly in the steppe and forest-steppe zones. It is particularly dangerous for legumes: beans, lentils, peas or soybeans.

Sheet wrench

Sheet wrench - this species includes a huge number of butterflies, a feature of which is the ability to fold the wings on the back in a horizontal position. Two-centimeter caterpillars that have a different color (from green-yellow to brown shade) are especially dangerous to trees. Adults, unlike caterpillars, have long gray wings with a pattern and a white stripe in the central part.

Field

Field rage - yellow-brown butterfly tones, wingspan of which does not exceed 27 mm. Caterpillars of ognevok eat cabbage, radish, sorrel, horseradish, spinach and beets. At one time, the female lays up to 60 eggs.

Types of moth

Gooseberry

Gooseberry Butterfly Firing - A malicious and dangerous pest of gooseberry and currant. Insects spend the winter in the ground in the pupal state.With the arrival of warm days, moth moths appear from them, which lay eggs in flower buds. The hatched caterpillars of the moth feed on the pulp and seeds of the resulting fruit. Having thus destroyed the first ovary, the caterpillars crawl over the side of a gnawed side to a growing berry. After 5-6 days using a similar method, the caterpillars move to the next berry, entangling a bunch of thin web.

Wax

Wax Flame known to a wide range of beekeepers. Its caterpillars are a dangerous pest of honeycombs. They damage not only the honeycomb, but also honey, brood and perga. As a result, the framework and insulation of hives are damaged, and this in turn leads to the death of bee colonies.

Moth fireworm

Interesting!

However, the insect has a positive side: since ancient times caterpillars moth used in folk medicine for the preparation of medicinal tinctures. Such a drug has antiviral and antibacterial action, improves metabolism, strengthens the immune and nervous systems.

How to get rid

To get rid of ognivok used insecticidal composition of the composition.They are sprayed with infected plants before flowering and after it. At the moment when the tracks of the moths spoil the fruits, they use biological preparations. Effective ways to combat pest on fruit trees:

• Burning fallen leaves;
• Cleaning of bark of a trunk and its whitewashing by limy structure.

To combat the pests and butterflies of the pest, agrotechnical methods are also used, digging up and spuding currant or gooseberry bushes. It is necessary that the height of the hilling is not less than 10 cm. Such a layer of earth is enough that the butterflies hibernating in the soil cannot get out. You can also collect pest larvae and damaged berries by hand.

Those who have fallen into the house and spoiling the products can be destroyed with the help of traps or folk “insecticides”, such as: bay leaf, lavender, wormwood, tobacco, needles, citrus peel or geranium. Their smell frightens adults away, so they will be afraid to lay eggs in those places. Not less effective is the soap or vinegar. The solution prepared from these components is treated on the surface of cabinets where food stocks are stored.

To prevent the emergence and spread of fires that spoil the products, you must:

• Regularly clean and air the room;
• Periodically do a revision in the kitchen cabinets;
• Store food in hermetically sealed containers.

Timely detection of the tracks will help get rid of the pest in the shortest possible time.