Reseña histórica e incidencia en la salud pública de Hylesia metabus (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) en Venezuela

Resumen

FORNES L, HERNANDEZ JV. 2001. Historical review and public health incidence of Hylesia metabus (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in Venezuela. Entomotropica 16(2):137-141. Review of populations bioecology of the moth Hylesia metabus (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), commonly known in Venezuela as “palometa peluda”, and its effects on public health in different areas of the country, are presented.