What is it about?
Caterpillars of an invader called Painted Apple Moth was tested for host range and fed with many plants. The results showed males could develop normally on a wider range of plants.
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Why is it important?
This is the first case of its kind with different host range between moth sexes as far as we know. The females are flightless and this information helps us to predict their landscape distribution.
Perspectives
This was a fascinating part of the successful Painted Apple Moth eradication in Auckland that was achieved by a cross disciplinary team. This work showed the potential for impact in the field.
Professor David Maxwell Suckling
University of Auckland
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This page is a summary of: Host range testing for risk assessment of a sexually dimorphic polyphagous invader, painted apple moth, Agricultural and Forest Entomology, October 2013, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/afe.12028.
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