It's the last night of National Moth Week. I had a good one. Moths are so pretty that they make me emotional.
July 27, 2026 at 2:17 AM
It's the last night of National Moth Week. I had a good one. Moths are so pretty that they make me emotional.
Why Has This Moth Turned Into a (Sometimes) Destructive Forest Pest? Likely a climate issue, but questions remain entomologytoday.org/2025/07/08/n... via @EntsocAmerica
Why Has This Moth Turned Into a (Sometimes) Destructive Forest Pest?
In the southwestern U.S., Nepytia janetae was an innocuous moth until four outbreaks between 1996 and 2020 defoliated and killed tens of thousands of acres of conifer trees.
entomologytoday.org
July 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Why Has This Moth Turned Into a (Sometimes) Destructive Forest Pest? Likely a climate issue, but questions remain entomologytoday.org/2025/07/08/n... via @EntsocAmerica
In the SW U.S., Nepytia janetae was an innocuous, little-studied species of moth until four outbreaks between 1996 and 2020 killed tens of thousands of acres of conifer trees. A new study details N. janetae's life history and examines contributing factors to outbreaks—though much remains a mystery.
Why Has This Moth Turned Into a (Sometimes) Destructive Forest Pest?
In the southwestern U.S., Nepytia janetae was an innocuous moth until four outbreaks between 1996 and 2020 defoliated and killed tens of thousands of acres of conifer trees.
entomologytoday.org
July 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In the SW U.S., Nepytia janetae was an innocuous, little-studied species of moth until four outbreaks between 1996 and 2020 killed tens of thousands of acres of conifer trees. A new study details N. janetae's life history and examines contributing factors to outbreaks—though much remains a mystery.
