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The Life History and Habits of a Midge, Contarinia oregonensis Foote (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Douglas-fir Cones1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A. F. Hedlin
A. F. Hedlin
Affiliation:
Forest Biology Laboratory, Victoria, B.C.
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A midge, Contarinia oregonensis, is one of a number of species of insects which causc seed losses in Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco. In recent years it has been reported causing more damage than any other single species of Douglas-fir cone insect in western Washington (Johnson and Heikkkenen. 1958). This has been the situation on Vancouver Island also.

The species bas described by Foote (1956) from specimens taken in Oregon in 1916.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 93 , Issue 11 , November 1961 , pp. 952 - 967
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1961

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