Now you've whetted my appetite, Merrill. I may look into buying the pheromone lures as well. Really neat moths! Thanks for sharing them.
Harry-----Original Message----- From: J. Merrill Lynch
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 12:50 PM To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ncsc-moths] Sesiid Success! I put up my clearwing borer (family Sesiidae) pheromone lures for the first time yesterday afternoon. Purchased them from Great Lakes IPM. Within a hour I had a lifer: Ash Borer (Podosesia syringae) 2589--a pretty cool paper wasp mimic! Can't wait to see what else is lurking around my yard. I figure there are potentially at least a dozen spp I could catch. Also, had my best night of the season--at least 62 spp, including 16 FOY and 3 lifers. One of the lifers was Eriocrania semipurpurella 0005 (Purplish Birch-Miner), a member of the primitive family Eriocraniidae. Photos of both are attached. Merrill -- J. Merrill Lynch Echo Valley Farm Watauga County, NCElevation: 3,400 feet
