斜纹夜蛾(Prodenia litura Fabricius),也叫莲纹夜蛾,俗名“野老虎”、“夜盗虫”,属于鳞翅目、夜蛾科,是一种杂食性害虫,为害棉花、番薯、大豆、黄麻、玉米、小麦等多种作物。黄岩县自1964年以来,该虫多次暴发。1973年该虫第三代大发生,使台州地区沿海5个县12万亩作物遭受严重损失,第四代的为害面积扩大至20多万亩。遵照毛主席“同病虫害作斗争”的伟大教导,广大植保员和棉农在防治斜纹夜蛾等害虫的斗争中积累了丰富的经验。为了交流经验,现将本站对斜纹夜蛾的发生规律与防治技术所进行的调查和试验结果,初步整理如 Prodenia litura Fabricius, also called lotus root worms, common name “wild tiger”, “Night bug”, belonging to Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, is a omnivorous pests, damage to cotton, sweet potatoes, soybeans, jute , Corn, wheat and other crops. Huangyan County since 1964, the worm repeatedly broke out. The third generation of the pest occurred in 1973, causing 120,000 mu of crops to be seriously damaged in five counties along the coast of Taizhou. The area damaged by the fourth generation expanded to more than 200,000 mu. Following the great teachings of Chairman Mao’s “struggle against pests and diseases”, the vast majority of plant protection workers and cotton farmers have accumulated rich experience in the fight against pests such as litura. In order to exchange experience, now the site of the occurrence of Spodoptera litura and prevention and control of the law conducted by the survey and test results, such as the initial finishing