Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-pftt2 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-05-25T02:41:30.183Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

SEASONAL ACTIVITY OF THE BIRCH SKELETONIZER, BUCCULATRIX CANADENSISELLA CHAMBERS (LEPIDOPTERA: LYONETIIDAE), IN ALBERTA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Scott C. Digweed
Scott C. Digweed
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

The birch skeletonizer Bucculatrix canadensisella Chambers was univoltine in central Alberta in 1992 and 1993. Adults occurred from early June until the end of July, and larvae were present from early July on, co-occurring with larvae of the ambermarked birch leafminer, Profenusa thomsoni (Konow). Larval B. canadensisella densities were higher in 1992 than in 1993, and were higher on rural trees at George Lake than on urban ones in Edmonton.

Résumé

La Squeletteuse du bouleau, Bucculatrix candensisella Chambers, a été univoltine dans le centre de l’Alberta en 1992 et 1993. Les adultes ont été présents du début à la fin de juillet et les larves sont apparues dès le début de juillet et étaient présentes en même temps que les larves de la Tanthrède mineuse de Thomson, Profenusa thomsoni (Konow). La densité des larves de B. candensisella a été plus forte en 1992 qu’en 1993 et plus forte sur les arbres de la zone rurale du lac George que sur ceux de la zone urbaine d’Edmonton.

[Traduit par la Rédaction]

Type
Articles
Information
The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 130 , Issue 5 , October 1998 , pp. 579 - 582
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1998

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Blais, J.R., and Pilon, J.G.. 1968. Influence of temperature and moisture on the survival of cocoons, and on adult emergence of Bucculatrix canadensisella. The Canadian Entomologist 100:742–749.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Brandt, J.P. 1994. Forest insect and disease conditions in west-central Canada in 1993 and predictions for 1994. Canadian Forestry Service, Northern Forestry Centre Information Report NOR–X–335.Google Scholar
Cerezke, H.F., and Brandt, J.P.. 1993. Forest insect and disease conditions in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories in 1992. Canadian Forestry Service, Northern Forestry Centre Information Report NOR–X–332.Google Scholar
Cerezke, H.F., and Gates, H.S.. 1992. Forest insect and disease conditions in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories in 1991. Canadian Forestry Service, Northern Forestry Centre Information Report NOR–X–325.Google Scholar
Digweed, S.C. 1995. Effects of natural enemies, competition, and host plant quality on introduced birch leafminers (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae). M.Sc. thesis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.Google Scholar
Digweed, S.C., Spence, J.R., and Langor, D.W.. 1997. Exotic birch-leafmining sawflies (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) in Alberta: Distributions, seasonal activities, and the potential for competition. The Canadian Entomologist 129: 319–333.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Friend, R.B. 1927. The biology of the birch leaf skeletonizer, Bucculatrix canadensisella Chambers. Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 288: 395–486.Google Scholar
Hiratsuka, Y., Langor, D.W., and Crane, P.E.. 1995. A field guide to forest insects and diseases of the prairie provinces. Canadian Forestry Service, Northern Forestry Centre Special Report 3.Google Scholar
Ives, W.G.H., and Wong, H.R.. 1988. Tree and shrub insects of the prairie provinces. Canadian Forestry Service, Northern Forestry Centre Information Report NOR–X–292.Google Scholar
Kalcounis, M.C., Csada, R.D., and Brigham, R.M.. 1992. Axle grease as an alternative adhesive for use on sticky traps. The Canadian Entomologist 124: 561–562.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
SAS Institute Inc. 1988. SAS/STAT User's Guide, release 6.03 edition. SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, N.C.Google Scholar
Zar, J.H. 1984. Biostatistical Analysis. 2nd ed. Prentice-Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J.Google Scholar