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Notes on the Spruce Needle Miner, Taniva albolineana Kft. (Olethreutidae: Lepidoptera)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Margaret E. P. Cumming
Margaret E. P. Cumming
Affiliation:
Forest Biology Laboratory, Indian Head, Sask.
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The spruce needle miner was first described by Kearfott in 1907 (4), as Lipoptycha albolineana sp. nov. It was given various names by different authors after that time, and in a revision by Heinrich (3) was placed in the new genus Taniva.

The larvae of the spruce needle miner feed within the needles of spruce. They form a nest with the dead needles and frass held together with webbing. Ornamental trees are more often infested than forest trees. Young trees growing under adverse conditions are particularly susceptible to serious injury.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 86 , Issue 10 , October 1954 , pp. 457 - 460
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1954

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