lepidopterous insect

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Noun1.lepidopterous insect - insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scaleslepidopterous insect - insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
insect - small air-breathing arthropod
Lepidoptera, order Lepidoptera - moths and butterflies
butterfly - diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
moth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
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This insecticide has been proved to be effective against a number of lepidopterous insect pests including cabbage looper (Plutella xylostella) (Liu et al., 2002), gram pod borer (H.
bassiana especially in case of Lepidopterous insect pests when commercial formulation of B.
It is a species of bacteria that kills lepidopterous insect larvae (caterpillars) when they ingest it.
The high level of lepidopterous insect control conferred by the Bt technology (Jenkins et al., 1997), plus the capability of herbicide-resistant cultivars to be produced with fewer soil-applied herbicides and potentially less herbicide-induced yield loss (S.C.
on the lepidopterous insect larvae, Spodoptera litura (Noctuidae) and Galleria mellonella (Galleridae).
It can be used as an effective component in Integrated Pest and Insecticide Resistance Management programs against lepidopterous insect pests (Tohnishi et al., 2005).
List of the specimens of Lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum.
ACB instar as well as those of other lepidopterous insects are likewise nice to eat but not those caught in the wild because they may be polluted.
Biodiversity of lepidopterous insects in agro-forest area of Faisalabad.
It has stomach poison activity specially against Dipterous, Orthopterous and Lepidopterous insects. It is a non-systemic contact poison.
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