Pronuba in Western Canada

[Chris Raper]

On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:41:44 -0600, "Gary Anweiler  Edmonton Alberta
Canada" <gganweiler at sprint.ca> wrote:

>This AM I found one in my backyard UV funnel trap here in Edmonton,
>Alberta. It appears this beast has arrived in the west. I don't know whether
>to welcome it or not.

Hi Gary

I'm fascinated by the controversy over there with pronuba. Over this
side of the Atlantic, in the UK where it came from, it is a common
moth around July/August but no-one (to my knowledge) has ever thought
of it as a 'problem'. It has a very broad taste in foodplant and the
larvae seem ideal bird-food - no nasty toxins. :-)

The only problems I have had with them is that they tend to be bigger
than most of the moths I get in my trap and they can clatter about a
lot - damaging other moths :-)  

Best wishes,
Chris R.