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THE WINTER MOTH, OPEROPHTERA BRUMATA (LEPIDOPTERA: GEOMETRIDAE), A NEW PEST ATTACKING APPLE ORCHARDS IN NOVA SCOTIA, AND ITS COLDHARDINESS1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A. W. MacPhee
A. W. MacPhee
Affiliation:
Research Station, Clnada Department of Agriculture, Kentville, Nova Scotia
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Abstract

The winter moth, Operophtera brumata (L.), a recent introduction to North America, is a serious pest of apple in Nova Scotia. Natural controls, mainly the parasite Cyzenis albicans (Fall.), reduce its rate of increase, and selective chemical controls are applied to maintain economic levels. Its maximum density is limited by its food supply in neglected orchards. The mean freezing point of O. brumata winter eggs is −31°F. Egg mortality increases appreciably with increase of duration of exposure to low temperatures in the −26°F to −34°F vulnerable range. It seems probable that winter moth will continue to spread slowly over much of Eastern North America.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 99 , Issue 8 , August 1967 , pp. 829 - 834
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1967

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