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Notes on the Life History and Habits of the Spruce Cone Worm, Dioryctria reniculella (Grt.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. M. McLeod  and
L. Daviault
J. M. McLeod
Affiliation:
Forest Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 35, Sillery, Quebec, P.Q.
L. Daviault
Affiliation:
Forest Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 35, Sillery, Quebec, P.Q.
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Abstract

Dioryctria reniculella may be occasionally found in abundance feeding on cones and foliage of spruce in Quebec. In this paper, the life history, habits, and description of immature stages as yet unreported in the literature are presented, along with short notes on populations and natural control organisms.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 95 , Issue 3 , March 1963 , pp. 309 - 316
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1963

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