Michelle Cook and Evan Esch of the the Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect Release BoardThe Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect ...

Female moths, using their sensitive hearing, appear to key in on the distressed din and steer clear in order to lay their eggs on plants that will better feed their caterpillars after hatching ...

Drought-stressed plants emit ultrasonic sounds detectable by moths Moths avoid laying eggs on plants mimicking stress signals Findings may revolutionise pest management and crop protection ...

as in the case of the Codling moth of the apple, passes the winter in the cocoon, and produces the moth the following spring, in time to lay the eggs on the grapes while they are forming.