A dangerous polyphagous pest of agricultural crops, the meadow moth (Loxostege sticticalis L.) in Azerbaijan

The meadow moth belongs to Lepidoptera (Crambidae). It is a dangerous polyphagous pest of agricultural crops. For the first time it is indicated for the fauna of Azerbaijan. The species is characterized by outbreaks of mass reproduction; under certain conditions, there is a mass flight of this insect. If necessary, they can overcome even 900 kilometers; therefore, their migrations are called active. In Azerbaijan, at the end of the first ten days of September, there was a mass flight of the meadow moth, mainly on the Absheron Peninsula, in the cities of Baku and Sumgait; there may even be a migration of this pest.