Rearing Technique for Dioryctria abietivorella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

1995 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 640-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Trudel ◽  
Éric Bauce ◽  
Jean Cabana ◽  
Claude Guertin
Keyword(s):  
Dioryctria Abietivorella ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae

VULNERABILITY OF THE FIR CONEWORM, DIORYCTRIAABIETIVORELLA (GROTE) (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE), IN DIFFERENT LARVAL STAGES TO THE HD-1 STRAIN OF BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS

1997 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Trudel ◽  
Éric Bauce ◽  
Jean Cabana ◽  
Claude Guertin
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Thuringiensis ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Specific Effect ◽  
Young Tree ◽  
Seed Orchards ◽  
Larval Stages ◽  
Dioryctria Abietivorella ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
Natural Stands ◽  
The Impact

The fir coneworm, Dioryctria abietivorella (Grote), is a major insect pest in seed orchards across Canada and the adjoining eastern and western United States. Larvae feed principally on cones, but they can also feed on needles and occasionally on the bark of young tree trunks (Hedlin et al. 1980; Ruth 1980; Martineau 1985). The potential for a population of D. abietivorella to build up in seed orchards may be greater than in natural stands (Hedlin et al. 1980; Ruth et al. 1982). The use of entomopathogen in the management of fir coneworm could be an adequate measure to reduce the impact of this insect. Moreover, Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki has a specific effect on Lepidoptera (Aronson et al. 1986; Gill et al. 1992). The purpose of our study was to determine the activity of the HD-1 strain of B. thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki (serotype H-3a:3b) to larvae D. abietivorella. Bioassays were conducted with first-, third-, and fifth-instar larvae of fir coneworm to determine whether or not the insect's vulnerability to B. thuringiensis varies with larval age.

FIR CONEWORM, DIORYCTRIA ABIETIVORELLA (GROTÉ) (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE), PREFER CONES PREVIOUSLY EXPLOITED BY THE SPRUCE CONE MAGGOTS STROBILOMYIA NEANTHRACINA MICHELSEN AND STROBILOMYIA APPALACHENSIS MICHELSEN (DIPTERA: ANTHOMYIIDAE)

1996 ◽  
Vol 128 (6) ◽  
pp. 1221-1224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura L. Fidgen ◽  
Jon D. Sweeney
Keyword(s):  
Pest Management ◽  
Black Spruce ◽  
White Spruce ◽  
Dioryctria Abietivorella ◽  
Ecological Implications ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
Strobilomyia Neanthracina

AbstractWe tested the prediction that larvae of the fir coneworm, Dioryctria abietivorella (Groté), preferentially exploit cones previously damaged by cone maggots, Strobilomyia spp. In most years sampled, fir coneworm attacked a significantly greater proportion of maggot-damaged than healthy cones of both white spruce and black spruce. The ecological implications for pest management are briefly discussed.

DIAPAUSE INDUCTION AND OVERWINTERING STAGE IN THE FIR CONEWORM (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE)

1999 ◽  
Vol 131 (6) ◽  
pp. 779-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Trudel ◽  
Éric Bauce ◽  
Claude Guertin ◽  
Jean Cabana
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Diapause Induction ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Dioryctria Abietivorella ◽  
Winter Conditions ◽  
Ground Conditions ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Overwintering Site ◽  
Short Days

AbstractA laboratory experiment was conducted to identify the overwintering stage of the fir coneworm, Dioryctria abietivorella (Grote), in eastern Canada and determine the influence of photoperiod on diapause induction. In another experiment, different developmental stages were exposed to field conditions to evaluate their capacity to survive the overwintering period. Insects were either placed in the duff or exposed to ambient (above ground) conditions to assess the importance of overwintering site on winter survival. Exposure of the fir coneworm to constant short-days or a daily decreasing photoperiod during larval development induced almost all insects to initiate diapause at the fifth instar. Third-, fourth-, and fifth-instar larvae survived the overwintering period when placed in the duff. Because the fir coneworm must leave its host tree and drop to the ground to avoid rigorous winter conditions, we concluded that only fifth-instar larvae could resume development in spring using such a strategy.

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