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Evaluation of biological control of the oak leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zell.) (Lep., Gracillariidae) in New Zealand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

D. I. Swan
D. I. Swan
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Abstract

To evaluate the effectiveness of the introduced Hymenopterous parasites Apanteles circumscriptus (Nees) and Enaysma splendens Delucchi in the control of Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zell.) samples of leaves were taken from infested oaks during 1969–70. In Christchurch there were three generations of P. messaniella per year with spring, summer, and autumn emergence periods. Infestation on deciduous oaks was negligible in some areas but was 6.3 mines/leaf in the lower crown of oaks close to evergreen oaks on which P. messaniella overwinters. On deciduous oaks total parasitism ranged from 30% to 80%. Apanteles was the most abundant parasite but Enaysma assumed almost equal importance on oaks with low infestations. Pnigalio pectinicornis (L.), a self-introduced parasite, has been almost completely displaced by the other two parasites since their introduction in 1957. The infestation intensity recorded in Nelson (2.3 mines/leaf) was much lower than the level reported before the release of the parasites (40+ mines/leaf), but still much higher than levels in Europe.

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Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 63 , Issue 1 , August 1973 , pp. 49 - 55
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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