Agonopterix alstroemeriana it was discovered near Columbus, Ohio. It was established in Illinois in 1993, after being identified by the rolled leaves of "Conium maculatum," a characteristic indication of the presence of "A. alstroemeriana." The poison hemlock moth can be found wherever its host plant ("Conium maculatum") occurs. Thus, the moth is most commonly seen in open fields and roadsides in suburban and rural locations. In the U.S., "A." "alstroemeriana" often winters under the bark of firewood; then flies away after being warmed up when the wood is brought into the house. Moths also may come inside buildings and housing during the
Poison "gu" poison. Poison was also employed in gunpowder warfare. For example, the 14th-century Chinese text of the "Huolongjing" written by Jiao Yu outlined the use of a poisonous gunpowder mixture to fill cast iron grenade bombs. The term "poison" is also used in a figurative sense. The "[s]lang sense of "alcoholic drink" [is] first attested 1805, American English." (e.g., a bartender might ask a customer "what's your poison?") Figurative use of the term dates from the late 15th century. Figuratively referring to persons as poison dates from 1910. The figurative term "poison-pen letter" became well known in "...1913 by a