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Seasonal parasitism of hemlock looper (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) eggs in eastern Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Drew Carleton ,
Lucie Royer ,
Christian Hébert ,
Johanne Delisle ,
Richard Berthiaume ,
Eric Bauce  and
Dan Quiring
Drew Carleton*
Affiliation:
Population Ecology Group, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B 6E1
Lucie Royer
Affiliation:
Atlantic Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, P.O. Box 20, University Drive, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada A2H 6P9
Christian Hébert
Affiliation:
Laurentian Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, P.O. Box 10380, 1055 du P.E.P.S, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada G1V 4C7
Johanne Delisle
Affiliation:
Laurentian Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, P.O. Box 10380, 1055 du P.E.P.S, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada G1V 4C7
Richard Berthiaume
Affiliation:
Faculté de foresterie et de géomatique, Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt, Université Laval, Pavillon Abitibi Price, 2405 rue de la Terasse, Québec, Québec, Canada, G1V 0A6
Eric Bauce
Affiliation:
Faculté de foresterie et de géomatique, Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt, Université Laval, Pavillon Abitibi Price, 2405 rue de la Terasse, Québec, Québec, Canada, G1V 0A6
Dan Quiring
Affiliation:
Population Ecology Group, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B 6E1
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: drew.carleton@unb.ca).
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Abstract

A 2-year field study was conducted using sentinel traps to determine the seasonal distribution of the egg parasitoid (Hymenoptera) complex attacking hemlock looper, Lambdina fiscellaria (Guenée), throughout eastern Quebec and western Newfoundland. Hemlock looper populations remained low in all areas over the course of the study. Parasitism of eggs in sentinel traps was generally lower in fall than in spring. Trichogramma Westwood (Trichogrammatidae) as well as Telenomus flavotibiae Pelletier and an unidentified species of Telenomus Haliday (Scelionidae) only parasitized eggs in the fall. Telenomus droozi Muesebeck only parasitized eggs in the spring, whereas T. coloradensis Crawford attacked eggs during both fall and spring. Telenomus coloradensis was the most abundant parasitoid species collected and was far more abundant in spring than in fall collections.

Résumé

Une étude de terrain d’une durée de deux ans a été entreprise pour déterminer la répartition saisonnière de l’attaque des oeufs de l’arpenteuse de la pruche, Lambdina fiscellaria (Guenée), par son complexe de parasitoïdes (Hyménoptère). Des pièges sentinelles ont été placés à l’automne et au printemps dans des sapinières situées dans l’est du Québec et sur la côte ouest de Terre-Neuve. Les densités de populations de l’arpenteuse ont été faibles pendant toute la durée de cette étude dans tous les sites échantillonnés. Le parasitisme des oeufs des pièges sentinelles a été généralement plus faible en automne qu’au printemps. Trichogramma Westwood (Trichogrammatidae), Telenomus flavotibiae Pelletier et une espèce non-identifiée de Telenomus Haliday (Scelionidae) ont parasité les oeufs de l’arpenteuse seulement à l’automne. Telenomus droozi Muesebeck n’a parasité les oeufs qu’au printemps, alors que T. coloradensis Crawford les a attaqué au cours des deux saisons. Telenomus coloradensis a été l’espèce de parasitoïde la plus abondante dans nos échantillons tant en automne qu’au printemps et ce dans les deux provinces.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 141 , Issue 6 , December 2009 , pp. 614 - 618
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2009

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