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The Biology and Control of the Pea Moth, Laspeyresia nigricana, Steph.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

D. W. Wright  and
Q. A. Geering
D. W. Wright
Affiliation:
Horticultural Research Station, Cambridge, and School of Agriculture, Cambridge.
Q. A. Geering
Affiliation:
Horticultural Research Station, Cambridge, and School of Agriculture, Cambridge.
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The Pea Moth, Laspeyresia nigricana, Steph., is one of the principal pests of garden and field peas in Great Britain. Its larvae feed within the pods causing considerable damage to the developing seeds and giving to their contents a veryunsightly appearance. The insect is widely distributed in England and, according to Meyrick (1927), occurs in Scotland as far north as the Clyde. It is most prevalent, however, in the southern part of England, where in the pea growing counties of Lincoln, Essex and Kent it frequently causes severe losses. It is widely distributed in central and southern Europe while in North America it has spread, since its introduction, to all the main pea producing areas and has become a major pest.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , May 1948 , pp. 57 - 84
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1948

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