Mohammed Hussain at a study site
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Invasive Moth Threatens Ladakh’s Poplar Trees

Urgent surveillance required A winged intruder, suspected to have originated from Pakistan or China is wreaking havoc on poplar trees in Ladakh. According to scientists who have documented the invasive moth species Pheosia albivertex for the first time in the region. Scientists from academic institutions in Ladakh are urging heightened surveillance and efforts to curb…