Poa | Poa secunda | Poa pratensis | Poa glauca | Poa compressa | Poa flabellata | Poá | Artemisia annua |
The larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of various grasses, including Poa annua and Dactylis glomerata.
It is currently the active ingredient in TURF-Cal manufactured by Mallinckrodt, it is one of the few herbicides – used mainly for the control of Poa annua and crabgrass- that hinders earthworm activity.
Of these, Anthoxanthum odoratum is probably the most important foodplant, but other grasses, such as Poa annua, are also used.