the Larvae of these insects destroy fields and orchards.
In early may in the United States sounded the alarm: in Washington state for the first time in history, there was a huge venomous Asian hornets, known as the “hornet killer”.
Now the Americans are panicking about the new invasion. In the same state and in Oregon, Georgia, Oklahoma and South Carolina see the Gypsy invasion of giant moths.
So in the United States informally refers to several types of invasive and butterflies moths: Lymantria dispar asiatica, Lymantria dispar japonica, Lymantria albescens, Lymantria umbrosa and Lymantria postalba.
it is believed that they were brought into the country from Asia in the mid-80s along with carriers. Satin moth — pests that may be detrimental to growers and farmers millions of dollars. The larvae eat the leaves with a distinctive sound resembling the sound of rain.
in addition to the fruit trees suffer from oak, willow, lime trees and many shrubs. Female moths can fly long distances, so the Ministry of agriculture expect that soon the invasion of the moths giants will be subject to other States and neighboring Canada and Mexico.
Anna Lysenko
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