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EGG PRODUCTION, OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOR, AND SEX RATIOS OF BESSA HARVEYI (DIPTERA: TACHINIDAE) PARASITIZING THE LARCH SAWFLY, PRISTIPHORA ERICHSONII (HYMENOPTERA: TENTHREDINIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. J. Turnock
W. J. Turnock
Affiliation:
Canadian Forestry Service
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Abstract

In Manitoba, the emergence of Bessa harveyi (Townsend) adults is well synchronized with the availability of larvae of its major host, Pristiphora erichsonii (Hartig). Mating occurs within 3 days of emergence and the females begin egg-laying 1–2 days later. Mean longevity was about 7 days for males and 12 days for females. Total egg production per female averaged 40 and 30 in 2 years with a maximum of 169 eggs from a single female. The total number of eggs laid per female was positively correlated with temperature.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 110 , Issue 9 , September 1978 , pp. 949 - 956
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1978

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