In addition to the beetle, they also used the plume moth and cinnabar moth to combat ragwort. Fowler said the flea beetle had wiped out ragwort on 50 per cent of New Zealand farms, but it remained ...

This could be an adult cinnabar moth, the one whose black and yellow striped caterpillars feed on ragwort. If you are even luckier, one will land on a tall plant briefly and allow you a closer look.

Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae) (often mistaken for a butterfly): While technically a moth, its red-and-black warning colors and toxic alkaloids from ragwort make it a notable example of chemical ...

The Cinnabar Moth wears its warning loud and proud. This moth is found throughout Europe and was introduced in North America for weed control, since its larvae feed on ragwort, a toxic plant.

The ragwort flea beetle, imported from the United States, is looking the most promising, according to the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture. The cinnabar moth imported from England and ...

Ragwort has bright yellow daisy like flowers and is usually ... It is particularly important as it is the sole food plant of the Cinnabar Moth; other moths that use it include the Ruby Tiger Moth, ...

Most Moths have feathery or unclubbed antennae ... The red and black Cinnabar lays its eggs on common ragwort and you can find the yellow and black striped caterpillars in July and August.

"I love to make a foragers' salad or a silky foragers' soup from a mixture of wild leaves, flowers and herbs like wild thyme." "I love to make a foragers' salad or a silky foragers' soup from a ...

This is why the moth’s wings are red and black in colour – a sure sign to birds that they should avoid eating this species. A single brood of cinnabar caterpillars can devour a whole ragwort plant in ...