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Insect Parasites of the Armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with Notes on Species Observed in Ontario

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. C. Guppy
J. C. Guppy
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Entomology Research Institute, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa
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Abstract

Sixty-nine species of primary insect parasites and 12 associated hyperparasites of the armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haw.), are listed. All the species occur in the United States or Canada or both; two have been recorded from the host only in Hawaii.

Observations on 23 of the primary species in Canada are reported with particular reference to host-parasite relationships, general distribution, and the degree of parasitism by the principal species. Seven secondary parasites and their primary parasite hosts are discussed.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 99 , Issue 1 , January 1967 , pp. 94 - 106
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1967

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