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OCHROPLEURA IMPLECTA (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE), A NEW CUTWORM PEST OF CRANBERRIES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Sheila M. Fitzpatrick ,
James T. Troubridge  and
Deborah Henderson
Sheila M. Fitzpatrick*
Affiliation:
Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P.O. Box 1000, Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada V0M 1A0
James T. Troubridge
Affiliation:
Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P.O. Box 1000, Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada V0M 1A0
Deborah Henderson
Affiliation:
E.S. Cropconsult Ltd., 3041 West 33rd Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6N 2G6
*
1 Author to whom all corresponding should be addressed (E-mail: fitzpatricks@em.agr.ca).
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In 1997, larvae of the cutworm moth, Ochropleura implecta Lafontaine, caused economic damage to cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton; Ericaceae) on several neighbouring farms in Richmond (49° 10′N, 123°07′W), British Columbia, Canada. This is the first report of O. implecta on cranberries. Published host records for O. implecta include willow and a variety of herbaceous plants, such as clover and endive (Crumb 1956; Lafontaine 1998), but there are no reports of pest status on any crop. On the affected cranberry farms, larvae partially consumed unripe and ripe berries in July and August. On one farm, damaged fruit was downgraded from fresh fruit sales to the juice market, resulting in an estimated loss of $40 000 Can.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 132 , Issue 3 , June 2000 , pp. 365 - 367
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2000

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