Talk:Almond moth

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Behavioral Ecology course assignment
For a class that I am taking, I have added substantial information to this page. Lauraem7 (talk) 19:54, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

potential edits
I noticed that the article is very repetitive, and it repeats the fact that the moth travels in dried fruit at least 5 times. Still, I did not want to take this information out because it is relevant in every section that it is stated in. That being said, if you can find a way to add information to sections like habitat, geographic range, or interactions with humans, so that they do not consist only of information found in other parts of the article (or perhaps remove some of these sections because they just repeat what was already said). I did not do this myself because I do not want to remove entire sections because they are all important, but perhaps think about it. I removed other information that was unnecessary or repetitive, and fixed several grammatical or syntax errors.Alexandra.payne (talk) 23:27, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

Hi Lauraem7. I have reviewed your article for editing. Overall, I think it is very informative and clearly written. I particularly found the sections about mating to be very thorough and interesting. Is there any sexual dimorphism in this species? Most of the edits I made to your page were correcting grammar and small changes to wording to increase clarity. I also changed each time that you referred to the name of the species to be the common name (title of the article) rather than the scientific name. Additionally, I made some changes to your Lead Section by reordering sentences and moving some more specific information into the body of the article. Finally, I added a few additional links to other Wikipedia pages. EmilyKathryn (talk) 01:01, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

I really liked your article on the Almond moth. I made a few edits nothing too major just changed the order of the subheadings in mating behavior. I also changed some grammar mistakes throughout the article. WAdekunle (talk) 21:10, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

Peer Review
Hello,

The article as a whole is very good and is very close to Good Article Status. For one I would suggest that the habitat section be expanded. It can include a little more about what kind of environment the moths thrive in. For example, what kinds of environments do the dried fruit that the almond moths live in exist? Additionally, in terms of parental care, is there any information available regarding how parental care exists after oviposition? This would be a helpful piece of information to make this article more complete. Overall, great article! vkrishnan2 (talk) 14:27, 29 November 2017 (UTC)


 * This is a very well-written and detailed article of the almond moth. I especially enjoyed reading the “Mating” section and found it particularly insightful. I went ahead and made some minor changes to certain parts of your article to make it flow better. I also added a picture of an almond moth larva that I felt fit in well with the information being presented. Some suggestions I have is to expand on the cannibalistic nature of the moth. This was briefly mentioned in “Food sources” but wasn’t really explained any further. This could be a very interesting topic to talk about.Y.shin (talk) 05:50, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

comment from peer: really great. I would maybe add just a few words explaining what a cosmopolitan distribution is just for people who are too lazy to click the link. Also, why does mating decrease both male and female adult lifespans? Is there a reason for this? Would be cool to know.

This article is very well written! Just some suggestions to potentially keep in mind as you continue to refine it: I would like to understand more about why/how these moths don't eat during their lifespan. Why do low temperatures delay oviposition? It would be great to know more about the habitat of this moth, if you can find information. It does seem like it's primarily a pest, but what draws it to these habitats? Does the wolbachia that infects the moths get transferred to the food it inhabits and does this have the potential to affect humans? Good work overall! ClaudiaEE (talk) 4:59, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Untitled
Scientific name would have been changed to Cadra cautella. Can anybody verify this? Furor1 (talk) 15:45, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 11:33, 27 May 2011 (UTC)