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The almond moth or tropical warehouse moth (Cadra cautella) is a small, stored-product pest. Almond moths infest flour , bran , oats , and other grains , as well as dried fruits . [ 1 ] It belongs to the family of snout moths ( Pyralidae ), and more specifically to the tribe Phycitini of the huge snout moth subfamily Phycitinae .
The Indian-meal moth often takes part in interspecific courtship especially with the almond moth (Cadra cautella). Successful mating between the species does not happen due to multiple isolation mechanisms. The main mechanism that has been identified is the male sex pheromone. This pheromone is a strong species recognition signal.
Aglaope infausta, or almond-tree leaf skeletonizer moth, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. Description. Larva. The wings are gray with some red towards the base.
The moths are on wing from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on Prunus species, including Prunus avium, Prunus spinosa, Prunus domestica and Prunus insititia. In California, A. lineatella is a significant pest of local almond plantations. [2]
Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae, native to Asia, Australia, the Pacific, Madagascar and Seychelles. [1] Common names in English include country almond, Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea almond, tropical almond, [3] beach almond [4] and false kamani.
Habrobracon hebetor is a minute wasp of the family Braconidae that is an ectoparasitoid of several species of moth caterpillars. Well known hosts include the larval stage of Plodia interpunctella, the Indianmeal moth, the late larval stage of the Mediterranean flour moth and the almond moth, and the dried fruit moth (Cadra calidella).
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The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is an insect in the family Pentatomidae, native to China, Japan, Korea, and other Asian regions. [2] In September 1998, it was collected in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where it is believed to have been accidentally introduced. [3]