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was an actual predator of the notoriously prolific Asian imported tree Ailanthus, more commonly known as Tree of Heaven and reviled by nativeplant lovers? This invader has been rapidly taking over the country since some idiot imported it thinking he’d make a killing getting silk from the silkworms (another import) that feed off this tree. The silkworms apparently didn’t take, but Ailanthus certainly did, and has been happily taking over our native forests ever since.
My mind raced at the possibility of nature taking care of a problem that only herbicides seemed able to do before. I did some more research on the Internet and found that, indeed, the moth, actually its larva, does indeed like to eat Ailanthus leaves. It likes some native species, too, but as its name implies, Ailanthus is its main target. So, beware Ailanthus, I thought, Atteva punctella is out to devour you!
Then I started thinking about all the Ailanthus Webworm Moths I’d seen on my mums and all the Ailanthus trees I’d seen sprouting up all over the property. They didn’t seem to daunted by this moth — or anything else. I didn’t remember ever seeing any bare branches. All I’ve see is endless babies popping up all over the forest near the fecund mother trees. So I read further. It seems the moth is actually a dainty eater. While
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