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Notes on the Lodgepole Needle Miner, Recurvaria milleri Busck (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), and Its Parasites in Western North America1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. H. McLeod
J. H. McLeod
Affiliation:
Biological Control Investigations Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
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The lodgepole needle miner, Recurvaria milleri Busck, was discovered in 1903 in the Yosemite National Park, California, and was described as a new species by Busck (1914). The infestation has persisted in that area, with irregular periods of abundance and scarcity. The latest heavy infestation was reported (G. R. Struble, in litt.) to have started in 1947, and has continued to intensify. The history of the outbreak to 1919 was reported by Patterson (1921).

In 1942 a second important infestation was reported in the Banff National Park, Alberta. Details concerning the area of infestation and life-history notes were given by Hopping (1946). This infestation has continued to spread and has reached Yoho, Kootenay, and Revelstoke National parks.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 83 , Issue 11 , November 1951 , pp. 295 - 301
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1951

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References

Busck, A. 1914. Descriptions of new microlepidoptera of forest trees. Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington 43: 143–150.Google Scholar
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Patterson, J. E. 1921. Life history of Recurvaria milleri, the lodgepole pine needle miner, in the Yosemite National Park, California, J. Agr. Res. 21: 127–142.Google Scholar