The green moth is poisonous and has venomous hairs on its body. It will cause pain when it sticks to the body, and it is extremely itchy.

The scientific name of the anise moth, the green thorn moth, is also known as the hot moth. Its hair is poisonous and it lives in Sichuan and surrounding areas.

Commonly found in jujube trees, toon trees, walnut trees and low shrubs, they are usually emerald green and very beautiful. After the leaves of the trees fall in winter, many round "eggs" can be found on the trunks, about the size of a fingernail, with a smooth surface and brown patterns, which are the eggs of the green moth.

Control measures

(1) In autumn and winter, pick the cocoons and put them in sarongs. The mesh should be such that the adult Agustium spp. cannot escape to protect and attract parasitic wasps.

(2) Manual hunting of larvae during the period when the larvae swarm and cause damage. Pay attention to the poisonous hairs of the larvae when hunting.

(3) Use black light to trap and kill adult insects.

(4) Apply pesticides during the larvae emergence period to prevent and control caterpillar fungus during the flowering period. Each g contains 10 billion spores 1000 times. If you can mix 0.3% tea drying or 0.2% neutral washing powder, the control effect can be improved. . In addition, you can spray Beauveria bassiana 300 times solution or 90% crystalline trichlorfon 800-900 times solution, 50% dichlorvos EC 900-1000 times solution, 50% fenitrothion EC 800 times solution, 2.5% Kung fu EC 2000-3000 times solution. liquid.