斑翅棕尾毒蛾 Eupraetis karghalicaMoore(又称杏毛虫 ) ,是我县林果业生产上主要害虫之一 ,不过以前只是偶尔在杏树上发生危害 ,均未造成经济损失。近几年杏毛虫发生逐年加重 ,对林果生产造成了很大的经济损失。我们从 1997年开始连续三年对该虫进行观察与防治 ,现将情况整理 Eupraetis karghalicaMoore (also known as apricot caterpillars), is one of the major pests in the forestry industry in our county, but it was only occasionally harmful to the apricot trees without any economic loss. In recent years, apricot caterpillars have increased year by year, causing great economic losses to the fruit production. We have been observing and controlling this pest for three years in a row since 1997, and we have now sorted out the situation