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STUDIES ON PARASITES OF THE SPRUCE BUDWORM, ARCHIPS FUMIFERANA (Clem.): 1. Life History of Apanteles fumiferanae Viereck (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

N. R. Brown
Affiliation:
Forest Insects Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Abstract

This paper describes all stages of the spruce budworm parasite Apanteles fumiferanae Viereck, including the adult. Illustrations of all stages are presented. A short account of the life history of the host is included.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1946

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