Talk:Pine processionary/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jens Lallensack (talk · contribs) 08:54, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

Reviewing now. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 08:54, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

• The species is one of the few insects where the larva develops in winter. – But that must depend on the climate zone? It is certainly not true in the tropics.
  • Fixed.

• as described in 1916 by the French entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre. – doesn't become clear in the lead why this is relevant. Remove, or include as a sentence on its own after discussing the Greeks?
  • Done.

• Dioscorides noted – introduce this person? "Greek physician" or similar? Also, link to the article, not the redirect.
  • Done.

• Dioscorides noted the urtication – link urtication?
  • Linked.

• pityocampes – shouldn't it be "pityocampa", and have the generic name with it? If it is the original Greek name, maybe remove the italics to make this clear?
  • Reformatted; yes, it's the original Greek.

• The French entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre conducted a famous study – "famous" seems unsourced (the study itself can't source this). (edit: seems that just adding source [3] here in addition might solve it).
  • Repeated the ref.

• They burrow underground, pupate, and emerge in summer. – German Wikipedia has a sourced statement saying that they may already appear in mid May.
  • Edited.

• The species flies from May to July. – Shouldn't this be discussed where the life cycle is discussed? Seems out of place where it is. Also, could you check other sources if this is information is correct and up-to-date? According to Inaturalist, the peak seems to be in August instead: [1] (which can't, of course, be used as a source, but it raises suspicion). Maybe also add in which months it peaks.
  • Edited.

• Throughout its life cycle, an individual makes several shelters. – Would be nice to add the function of these shelters. Protection from predators? I think they are active during the night (when they are outside the shelter for feeding). Important to add?
  • Added.

• Any hypotheses on what the processions are fore? Why not searching for pupation sites on their own?
  • The sources describe rather than speculate.

• orthopteran – link? Or simply say "cricket" to be more accessible to lay people?
  • Linked.

• Older methods used insecticides in oil, inserted directly into nests, or mechanical removal of nests. – "Older" means not in use anymore? Maybe "conventional" is the better word?
  • Reworded.

• I don't see any description of the larvae?
  • Added.

• How to distinguish the adults from similar species?
  • Added.

• Distribution seems to be missing completely. Both geographical and altitude.
  • Added both.

• How many eggs per nest?
  • An "enormous number", per ref.

• Are adults attracted to light?
  • It's not mentioned in the sources; they may well be, as many moths are.

• Anything on the subspecies Traumatocampa pityocampa orana?
  • Added in Distribution.

• I found it problematic that the article says the species causes "damage to forests", when I'm not sure if we can speak of damage from an ecological point of view in a healthy forest where the species occurs naturally. Because the forest is the ecosystem as a whole which includes this insect. I would always make clear that "economic damage" is meant.
  • Fixed.

• Hope this helps! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 09:45, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
  • Jens Lallensack - all done to date. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:29, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
    • Thanks for the fixes. Promoting now! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 18:55, 16 October 2021 (UTC)