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MOTH BORER [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crop Protection
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ryania
1, record 1, English, ryania
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ryania is a botanical insecticide made from the ground stems of Ryania speciosa, a native plant of tropical America. The principle alkaloid in this stem extract is ryanodine which makes up 0. 16-0. 2% of the product. Ryania is highly toxic to the fruit moth, coddling moth and corn earworm, European corn borer, and citrus thrips, but it is ineffective against the cabbage maggot, cauliflower worms or boll weevil. 1, record 1, English, - ryania
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Protection des végétaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ryania
1, record 1, French, ryania
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ryania. Il est dérivé de Ryania speciosa, une plante originaire d'Amérique tropicale. 2, record 1, French, - ryania
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stalk borer
1, record 2, English, stalk%20borer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- stem borer 2, record 2, English, stem%20borer
correct, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stalk borer. Papaipema nebris(Guen.), Family Noctuidae. The stalk borer is widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains. Its larvae feed on a great variety of plants, especially the stalks of corn, cotton, potato, tomato, dahlia, hollyhocks, tiger lilies, tobacco, and giant ragweed. The damage is done primarily by boring and tunneling in the stalks.... The moth is fawn gray or mouse-colored, with the outer third of the fore wings paler and bordered within by a white crossline. 3, record 2, English, - stalk%20borer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- perce-tige tacheté
1, record 2, French, perce%2Dtige%20tachet%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- foreur des tiges 2, record 2, French, foreur%20des%20tiges
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-01-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Aweme borer
1, record 3, English, Aweme%20borer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect of the family Noctuidae. 2, record 3, English, - Aweme%20borer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Aweme borer(Papaipema aweme) is a yellowish or pinkish-brown owlet moth of medium size(about 35 mm wingspan) with dark brown markings on the forewings. 3, record 3, English, - Aweme%20borer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- perce-tige d'Aweme
1, record 3, French, perce%2Dtige%20d%27Aweme
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte de la famille des Noctuidae. 2, record 3, French, - perce%2Dtige%20d%27Aweme
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le perce-tige d'Aweme (Papaipema aweme) est une noctuelle jaunâtre ou rosâtre de taille moyenne (envergure d'environ 35 millimètres) avec des taches brun foncé sur les ailes antérieures. 3, record 3, French, - perce%2Dtige%20d%27Aweme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-03-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Farm Equipment
- Crop Protection
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pheromone dispenser
1, record 4, English, pheromone%20dispenser
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Different dispensing technologies are available [...] Different dispensers have different release rates and the selection of the dispensers will depend upon the requirements of growers. In addition to hand-placed dispensers, sprayable pheromone formulations are now available for oriental fruit moth, grape berry moth, codling moth and peachtree borer. 2, record 4, English, - pheromone%20dispenser
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Synthetically produced sex pheromones have been successfully used for decades to monitor insect activity patterns, and are extremely valuable tools in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs. 3, record 4, English, - pheromone%20dispenser
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Matériel agricole
- Protection des végétaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- diffuseur de phéromone
1, record 4, French, diffuseur%20de%20ph%C3%A9romone
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le principe de la confusion sexuelle est de saturer artificiellement l'atmosphère du vignoble en phéromones [...] ce qui va empêcher les mâles de localiser les femelles; il n'y a donc pas d'accouplement ni de pontes possibles. Si c'est cette option qui est choisie, la pose de diffuseurs doit être réalisée dès le début du premier vol [...] 2, record 4, French, - diffuseur%20de%20ph%C3%A9romone
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
S'agissant d'une lutte spécifique, il faut choisir le type de diffuseurs en fonction de l'espèce à combattre [...] 2, record 4, French, - diffuseur%20de%20ph%C3%A9romone
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-10-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- carpenter moth
1, record 5, English, carpenter%20moth
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A member of the family Cossidae, whose larvae bore in the wood of living trees, spoiling the timber but rarely killing the host. 1, record 5, English, - carpenter%20moth
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Includes the bee-hole borer(Xyleutes ceramica) of Burma and the Far East, whose tunnels are termed bee-holes; the European goat moth(Cossus cossus) ;and the carpenter worm, the caterpillar of Prionoxystus robiniae, which tunnels in broadleaved trees, sometimes killing them. 1, record 5, English, - carpenter%20moth
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- chenille xylophage
1, record 5, French, chenille%20xylophage
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chenille issue des lépidoptères, notamment de la famille des Cossidés et des Sessidés, qui prospère dans le bois des arbres vivants, endommageant de la sorte les tissus ligneux. 2, record 5, French, - chenille%20xylophage
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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