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Observations on the Effectiveness and Biology of the European Predator Laricobius erichsonii Rosen. (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) in Oregon and Washington1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

P. E. Buffama
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In 1957, a program of introducing insect predators for control of the balsam woolly aphid, Chermes (= Adelges) piceae Ratz., was begun in Oregon and Washington. This program was made possible through the generous cooperation of the Canadian Department of Agriculture, which provided many of the predators. Eighteen predator species from Europe, Asia, and Australia were liberated from 1957 through 1960. Four of the species are known to have survived one or more winters and show promise of becoming permanently established.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 94 , Issue 5 , May 1962 , pp. 461 - 472
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1962

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