*Edited by Farzana Khan Perveen*

This book contains four chapters. Chapter 1 is an introduction to moths. It describes their history, differences with butterflies and skippers, classification, camouflage, navigation, attraction to light, and migration. Moths are useful as bio-indicators, pollinators, dispersal of seeds and producers of useful products (silk). They are harmful as agricultural and stored-grain pests, but can be controlled biologically and with pesticides. Chapter 2 reports that among moth pests the potato tuber moth, *Phthorimaea operculella* Zeller, is considered one of the most important potato pests worldwide. In Chapter 3, the pathogenicity of three native isolates of the entomopathogenic fungus *Beauveria bassiana* were studied in different concentrations of *P. operculella* eggs. The most pathogenic isolate was determined on eggs in vitro. Chapter 4 highlights several case studies representing long-term field research results of moth pests in maize, *Zea mays* L., and sugar-beet, *Beta vulgaris* L.

ISBN 978-1-78984-704-8

Moths - Pests of Potato, Maize and Sugar Beet

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## Moths Pests of Potato, Maize and Sugar Beet

*Edited by Farzana Khan Perveen*

**MOTHS - PESTS OF**

Edited by **Farzana Khan Perveen**

**SUGAR BEET**

**POTATO, MAIZE AND**
