Lymantria monacha - Nun Moth
Hosts include a wide range of broad-leaved trees such as oak (Quercus), maple (Acer), ash (Fraxinus), birch (Betula), apple (Malus), cherry (Prunus), other fruit trees, and conifers such as pine (Pinus), spruce (Picea), fir (Abies) and larch (Larix). The larvae are found mainly on oak in Britain. In continental Europe the nun moth causes more damage than any other forest defoliator.
This species does not occur in North America.
Information we provide to the plant industry and scientific community includes:
- Pest Fact Sheet
- Policy Directives
- D-08-04 - Plant Protection Import Requirements for Plants and Plant Parts for Planting: Preventing the Entry and Spread of Regulated Plant Pests Associated with the Plants for Planting Pathway
- D-02-12 - Import requirements of non-manufactured wood and other non-propagative wood products, except solid wood packaging material, from all areas other than the continental United States
- D-01-12 - Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation and Domestic Movement of Firewood.
- D-98-08 - Entry Requirements for Wood Packaging Materials Produced in All Areas Other Than the Continental United States.
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