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19 de febrero de 2024

Sesiidae 2023

Third season of Sesiidae observations using pheromone lures. Once again the general purpose Vivagrow Peachtree Borer Lure
produced the most observations and the most commonly observed species was Florida Oakgall Borer (Synanthedon sapygaeformis).

Observed species:
1. Florida Oakgall Borer (Synanthedon sapygaeformis)
2. Vitacea admirandus
3. Oak Gall Borer (Synanthedon decipiens)
4. Banded Ash Borer (Podosesia aureocincta)

Lure

Target Species

Date Lure Placed in Yard

Total # of observations

Observation Dates

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #11

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

2/21/23 - 4/14/23

5

3/15/23 - 3/21/23

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #12

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

4/15/23 - 6/30/23

1

4/22/23

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #13

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

7/1/23 - 8/31/23

8

7/7/23 - 8/30/23

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #14

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

9/1/23 - 12/31/23

5

9/1/23 - 11/17/23

“

Vitacea admirandus

“

2

10/1/23

“

Podosesia aureocincta

“

6

11/14/23 - 11/18/23

Alpha Scents PODSYR #1

Podosesia syringae

3/15/23 - 4/30/23

0

-

“

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

“

1

3/25/23

Alpha Scents PODSYR #2

Podosesia syringae

5/1/23 - 6/30/23

0

10/2/21 - 12/17/21

Alpha Scents PODAUR #1

Podosesia aureocincta

5/1/23 - 6/30/23

0

-

Alpha Scents PODAUR #2

Podosesia aureocincta

7/1/23 - 8/31/23

0

-

Alpha Scents PODAUR #3

Podosesia aureocincta

9/1/23 - 10/31/23

0

-

Alpha Scents

SYNSCI #1

Synanthedon scitula

4/1/23 - 5/31/23

0

-

Alpha Scents

SYNSCI #2

Synanthedon scitula

6/1/23 - 7/31/23

0

-

Alpha Scents

SYNPIC #4

Synanthedon pictipes

5/1/23 - 6/30/23

0

-

Alpha Scents

SYNPIC #5

Synanthedon pictipes

7/1/23 - 8/31/23

0

-

“

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

“

3

 

8/12/23 - 8/28/23 (1)

Alpha Scents SACERN #4

Synanthedon acerni

3/15/23 - 5/31/23

0

-

Alpha Scents SACERN #5

Synanthedon acerni

6/1/23 - 8/31/23

0

-

Alpha Scents SACERN #6

Synanthedon acerni

9/1/23 - 11/15/23

0

-

Alpha Scents SACERR #3

Synanthedon acerrubri

5/1/23 - 6/30/23

0

-

Alpha Scents SACERR #4

Synanthedon acerrubri

7/1/23 - 11/15/23

0

-

“

Synanthedon decipiens

“

1

9/17/23 (2)

“

Podosesia aureocincta

“

3

11/6/23 - 11/7/23 (2)

Alpha Scents VITPOL #5

Vitacea polistiformis

5/1/23 - 6/30/23

0

-

Alpha Scents VITPOL #6

Vitacea polistiformis

7/1/23 - 8/31/23

0

-

Alpha Scents PENMAR #1

Pennisetia marginatum

7/1/23 - 8/31/23

0

-

Alpha Scents PENMAR #2

Pennisetia marginatum

9/1/23 - 10/31/23

0

-

Notes: 

  1. Trap baited with combo of SYNSCI and SYNPIC lures.
  2. Trap baited with combo of SACERR and SACERN lures.
Publicado el febrero 19, 2024 03:07 MAÑANA por waystation1067 waystation1067 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

18 de febrero de 2024

Sesiidae 2022

Second season of Sesiidae observations using pheromone lures. The best success was attained with the general purpose
Vivagrow Peachtree Borer Lure. The most commonly observed species was Florida Oakgall Borer (Synanthedon sapygaeformis).

Observed species:
1. Florida Oakgall Borer (Synanthedon sapygaeformis)
2. Lilac Borer (Podosesia syringae)
3. Dogwood Borer (Synanthedon scitula)
4. Banded Ash Borer (Podosesia aureocincta)

Lure

Target Species

Date Lure Placed in Yard

Total # of observations

Observation Dates

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #5

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

3/15/22 - 4/30/22

68

3/25/22 - 4/28/22

“

Podosesia syringae

3/15/22 - 4/30/22

10

3/16/22 - 4/14/22

“

Synanthedon scitula

3/15/22 - 4/30/22

2

4/1/22 - 4/7/22

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #6

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

5/1/22 - 6/18/22

7

5/6/22 - 6/1/22

“

Synanthedon scitula

5/1/22 - 6/18/22

1

6/10/22

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #7

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

6/18/22 - 7/31/22

0

-

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #8

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

8/1/22 - 9/5/22

0

-

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #9

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

9/5/22 - 10/31/22

7

9/26/22 - 10/31/22

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #10

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

11/1/22 - 12/31/22

0

10/2/21 - 12/17/21

Alpha Scents SACERN #2

Synanthedon acerni

4/15/22 - 6/18/22

0

-

Alpha Scents SACERN #3

Synanthedon acerni

9/1/22 - 10/15/22

0

-

Alpha Scents MELCUC #2

Melittia cucurbitae

5/1/22 - 6/18/22

0

-

Alpha Scents MELCUC #3

Melittia cucurbitae

6/18/22 - 7/31/22

0

-

Alpha Scents VITPOL #3

Vitacea polistiformis

5/19/22 - 6/30/22

0

-

Alpha Scents VITPOL #4

Vitacea polistiformis

7/1/22 - 7/31/22

0

-

Alpha Scents

SYNPIC #2

Synanthedon pictipes

6/18/22 - 7/31/22

0

-

Alpha Scents

SYNPIC #3

Podosesia aureocincta

8/1/22 - 9/15/22

0

-

Alpha Scents SACERR #2

Synanthedon acerrubri

6/18/22 - 7/31/22

0

-

Alpha Scents SACERR #3

Synanthedon acerrubri

8/1/22 - 9/15/22

0

-

Expired lures Viva, SACERN, VITPOL

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

6/18/22 - 7/31/22

6

6/19/22 – 7/27/22

“

Synanthedon scitula

6/18/22 - 7/31/22

1

6/25/22

Expired lures Viva, SACERR

Podosesia aureocincta

9/16/22 - 12/31/22

2

11/5/22
Publicado el febrero 18, 2024 03:54 MAÑANA por waystation1067 waystation1067 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

14 de enero de 2023

Moth Summary 2022


Top 25 moths observed at my location in 2022:

Hodges# Tot 2022 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Acrolophus heppneri Heppner's Grass Tubeworm 0355 94 15 13 19 20 4 20 3
Leptostales pannaria Pannaria Wave 7173 78 3 1 5 3 14 13 4 11 11 4 9
Cryptothelea gloverii Glover's Bagworm 0442 53 3 27 9 4 9 1
Clepsis sp. (Garden Tortrix) 3688 46 5 2 17 7 8 3 1 2 1
Elophila obliteralis Waterlily Leafcutter 4755 40 1 10 22 2 1 1 2 1
Spoladea recurvalis Hawaiian Beet Webworm 5170 37 2 4 14 15 1 1
Feltia subterranea Subterranean Dart 10664 37 1 2 2 13 11 4 1 2 1
Psamatodes abydata Dot-lined Angle 6332 35 1 2 18 14
Spodoptera ornithogalli Yellow-striped Armyworm 9669 35 1 1 5 17 3 1 1 2 3 1
Anicla infecta Green Cutworm Moth 10911 34 8 6 10 3 4 1 2
Platynota rostrana Omnivorous Platynota 3745 31 6 3 6 9 1 1 3 2
Achyra rantalis Garden Webworm 4975 31 2 11 3 5 2 5 3
Afrida ydatodes Dyar's Lichen Moth 8102 31 7 6 16 2
Spodoptera frugiperda Fall Armyworm 9666 31 1 1 1 2 16 7 3
Blastobasid 1154.97 30 4 2 4 5 6 5 2 1 1
Udea rubigalis Celery Leaftier Moth 5079 29 5 4 3 2 8 1 6
Synanthedon sapygaeformis Florida Oakgall Borer 2573 28 5 9 3 2 5 2 2
Cydia latiferreana Filbertworm Moth 3494 27 2 7 1 8 9
Cisseps fulvicollis Yellow-collared Scape 8267 26 2 21 3
Euchromius ocelleus Belted Grass-veneer Moth 5454 25 1 2 3 6 3 8 2
Elasmopalpus lignosellus Lesser Cornstalk Borer 5896 25 2 9 5 2 2 5
Rindgea nigricomma 6407 25 2 1 12 7 2 1
Pigritia sp. 1238.97 22 1 1 5 1 3 3 2 2 3 1
Mesophleps adustipennis Soybean Webworm Moth 2272 22 1 4 11 5 1
Homostinea curviliniella 0301 21 1 1 6 1 6 1 1 4

Additional notes:
1650 moth sightings in 2022.
241 species observed in 2022 vs 268 in 2021.
Added 33 new species to yard list in 2022.

Publicado el enero 14, 2023 02:49 MAÑANA por waystation1067 waystation1067 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

05 de enero de 2022

Sesiidae Activity Using Pheromone Lures 2021


This post is a summary of my first experience using lures to attract moths. S. sapygaeformis (Florida Oakgall Borer) was
by far the most common Sesiidae moth here with 80 observations in the fall and 3 observations in the spring. All of these
except one were observed at the Vivagrow Peachtree Borer Lure. Some of the specimens entered the trap but most of them
did not, having been observed buzzing around the trap without entering.

One observation of S. sapygaeformis was recorded at the Alpha Scents SYNEXI lure. The only other Alpha Scents lure
with positive results was the VITPOL lure with one recorded observation of V. polistiformis.

Two observations of M. calabaza were recorded in nectaring activity away from the lures.

The Vivagrow Peachtree Borer Lure is available from Amazon.com, others from AlphaScents.com.

S. sapygaeformis observation from 10/23/21 captured in trap:


Table of lures used in 2021 with recorded species:

Lure

Target Species

Date Lure Placed in Yard

Total # of observations

Observation Dates

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #1

Synanthedon sapygaeformis (1)

4/5/21 - 6/14/21

3

4/9/21 - 4/14/21

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #2

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

6/14/21 – 8/10/21

0

-

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #3

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

8/10/21 – 10/2/21

35

8/14/21 – 9/30/21

Vivagrow Peach Tree Borer Lure #4

Synanthedon sapygaeformis

10/2/21 – 12/27/21

44

10/2/21 – 12/17/21

Alpha Scents SYNSCI  #1

Synanthedon scitula

4/25/21 – 5/25/21

0

-

Alpha Scents PODSYR

Podosesia syringae

5/22/21 – 6/22/21

0

-

Alpha Scents SYNPIC

Synanthedon pictipes

5/22/21 – 6/22/21

0

-

Alpha Scents VITPOL #1

Vitacea polistiformis

5/22/21 – 6/22/21

1

6/7/21

Alpha Scents MELCUC

Melittia cucurbitae

8/16/21 – 9/19/21

(2)

8/29/21 – 8/30/21

Alpha Scents SYNEXI

Synanthedon exitiosa

8/21/21 – 9/21/21

(3)

9/6/21

Alpha Scents SYNSCI  #2

Synanthedon scitula

9/12/21 – 10/15/21

0

-

Alpha Scents SACERN

Synanthedon acerni

9/19/21 – 10/26/21

0

-

Alpha Scents VITPOL #2

Vitacea polistiformis

9/21/21 – 10/31/21

0

-

Alpha Scents

PENMAR

Pennisetia marginatum

10/9/21 – 11/20/21

0

-

Alpha Scents

PODAUR

Podosesia aureocincta

10/9/21 – 11/20/21

0

-

Notes: 

  1. The Vivagrow Peachtree Borer lure targets six species of Sesiidae moths other than S. sapygaeformis.
    None of these were observed at this lure.
  2. Zero observations of M. cucurbitae.  Two observations of M. calabaza nectaring on flowers near the trap.
  3. Zero observations of S. exitiosa.  One observation of S. sapygaeformis captured in trap.
Publicado el enero 5, 2022 03:21 MAÑANA por waystation1067 waystation1067 | 22 observaciones | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

05 de septiembre de 2020

Microscope Camera for Taking Closeup Photos of Moths

Here are some pics of my microscope camera showing how I use it for closeup shots. The microscope is an AD106S obtained from Amazon.

Here's the microscope attached to base in a normal arrangement for desktop use. This is really what I got it for - to inspect butterfly scale samples.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/j8HtZzyMFaXp3jUm7

Here's the microscope removed from the base so it can be used in handheld mode for close inspection of moths or other tiny subjects outdoors. This is okay for real-time viewing but it is nearly impossible to take clear snapshots this way.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/LbBoU9GYqZTZPp6M9

Here I've rotated the microscope around, away from the base so I can hold it up against a wall & hold it steady to take photos of tiny subjects.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/8goYhu5EDMN237Fe6

Same as previous pic but here I'm holding it up against a wall just like I would be using it outside to take closeup photos of moths. Sort of a mini-tripod arrangement to hold the camera steady for height adjustment and focus.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/W3PjgGUx1vyA4dM26

This photo shows the grainy quality of a photo that has been zoomed and cropped too much.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/mPqrLcJaH6NxXz4c9

This microscope camera is sufficient for taking closeup photos of some moths to aid in identification but the poor quality of the photos makes it undesirable for any kind of serious research efforts.

Link to Google photo album. https://photos.app.goo.gl/erz4xVSbjM1Jub3q9

Publicado el septiembre 5, 2020 04:01 MAÑANA por waystation1067 waystation1067 | 1 observación | 1 comentario | Deja un comentario

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