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The Distribution, Life History, and Economic Importance of the Winter Moth, Operophtera brumata (L.) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in Nova Scotia1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

F. G. Cuming
F. G. Cuming
Affiliation:
Forest Biology Labbratory Truro, N.S.
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In the early 1930's defoliation of red oak, Quercus rubra L., white elm, Ulmus americana L., apple, Malus spp., and other deciduous trees in the South Shore region of Nova Scotia was attributed to the fall cankerworm, Alsophila pometaria (Harr.), and the spring cankerworm, Paleacrita vernata (Peck). The identity of the latter was questioned when adults occurred in the fall. These adults were sutbsequently identified as Operophtera brumata (L.), the winter moth (Hawboldt and Cuming, 1950; Smith, 1950).

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 93 , Issue 2 , February 1961 , pp. 135 - 142
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1961

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