I know this is a very old thread, and I didn't search yet to see if there is a newer one dealing with Exyra Pitcher Plant Moths, but I just found this adult moth poking out of my S. purpurea here in Northern NJ Nov 7th. To my knowledge, there aren't any natural bogs within 60 miles of my home. Do you think this is an Exyra fax, the moth specific to S. purpurea?
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Last edited by jerrysmith; 11-10-2020 at 02:12 PM.
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
My plants: http://www.terraforums.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=128718
https://www.terraforums.com/forums/v...anted-vft.html
Well, I found an article in the Newsletter of the North American Sarracenia Conservancy dealing with Exyra moths. The author does suggest using Bt inside of the pitchers. Here is a link to that article: https://www.nasarracenia.org/wp-cont...ewsletter1.pdf
I also found a study done on the effect of smoke on the moths. The abstract states the moths flee the pitchers when smoke it detected. I have not been able to obtain a copy of this paper. I'd really like to read it. https://bioone.org/journals/the-jour....70i4.a3.short
Now I wish I hadn't gotten rid of my beekeeping smokers. One would have come in handy to try the smoke application. I should think you could get an idea of the infestation present in your collection this way.
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
My plants: http://www.terraforums.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=128718
https://www.terraforums.com/forums/v...anted-vft.html
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
My plants: http://www.terraforums.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=128718
https://www.terraforums.com/forums/v...anted-vft.html
My brother-in-law has been studying insects all his work life since he got his BS in Entomology from U. Delaware in 1975. (Mostly Mayflies, but is very familiar with our NE moths). Here is an hour long video of aquatic insects he is featured in: https://youtu.be/GPBXi4N-hyU I sent him the photos and he does not think it is an Exyra. Man, do I wish I saved that moth to send him. I'll be keeping my eyes open next spring and remembering the smoke idea.
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
My plants: http://www.terraforums.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=128718
https://www.terraforums.com/forums/v...anted-vft.html