A total of 3408 strains of Bacillus thuringiensis were collected from 1448 soil samples in 10 Brazilian states, four different geographical regions, covering 96 counties. These strains were evaluated against Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) larvae. Only 62% killed between 81% and 100% and 1758 caused no mortality. Highest proportion of efficient strains (larval mortality above 75%) was found ...

Research on cutworms led us to explore the use of the McMorran diet to rear lepidopteran species, mainly Noctuidae, under laboratory conditions. We documented the development of 103 lepidopteran species, including 39 species not previously reported in the literature, to be reared on this diet. Given its low cost, ease of preparation, and wide species' acceptance, this diet provides a powerful t...

In 2006 the U.S. National Park Service initiated a long term study of the Lepidoptera at White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico. Schinia pogueisp. n., described here, was discovered in 2007, the second year of the study. The male and female adult moths and genitalia are illustrated.

In 2006 the US National Park Service initiated a long-term study of the Lepidoptera at White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico. Aleptina arenariasp. n., described here, was discovered in 2008, the second year of the study. The adult moths and male and female genitalia are illustrated.

Three noctuid species are found in Russia for the first time, of them two species, Bertula spacoalis (Walker, 1859) (Erebidae) and Euplexidia angusta Yoshimoto, 1987 (Noctuidae), new Primorskii krai, Orthosia aoyamensis (Matsumura, 1926) (Noctuidae) – Sakhalin Island.

A new species of Stenoloba, Stenoloba viridicollarsp. n. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) is described from Sichuan, China. Illustrations of adults and the genitalia of both sexes are provided. A diagnostic comparison is made with Stenoloba rufosagitta Kononenko & Ronkay, 2001 and S. rufosagittoides Han & Kononenko, 2009.

A new Anagnorisma species, Anagnorisma chamrani sp. n., is described from Binaloud Mountains of Khorasan-e-Razavi province in north-eastern Iran, and compared with its sister species, Anagnorisma eucratides (Boursin, 1960). The adults, and male and female genitalia of both species are illustrated in 11 figures. The genus Anagnorisma is recorded for the first time for the fauna of Iran.

Two new species of Pseudohadena, Pseudohadena anatinesp. n. and Pseudohadena gorbunovisp. n. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) are described from Ustyurt, Kazakhstan. Illustrations of adults and the genitalia of both sexes are provided. Microstructures of vesicae are described and illustrated. A diagnostic comparison is made with Pseudohadena evanida psammoxantha Ronkay, Varga & Fábián, 1995, Pseudohade...