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NOTES ON THE BIOLOGY OF THE LARCH NEEDLEWORM, ZEIRAPHERA IMPROBANA (LEPIDOPTERA: OLETHREUTIDAE), IN ONTARIO

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

O. H. Lindquist
O. H. Lindquist
Affiliation:
Great Lakes Forest Research Centre, Canadian Forestry Service, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
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Abstract

The life history and habits of Zeiraphera improbana (Walker) on tamarack, Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch, are outlined and the immature stages are described. One braconid, one ichneumonid, and three chalcid parasites are listed.

Résumé

L’auteur expose à grands traits le cycle évolutif et le comportement de Zeiraphera improbana (Walker) sur le Tamarac (Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch); de plus il décrit les stades de développement de l’insecte. Cinq parasites sont énumérés : un Braconidé, un Ichneumonidé et trois Chalcidés.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 105 , Issue 8 , August 1973 , pp. 1129 - 1131
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1973

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