TISSUE PREFERENCE AND DAMAGE BY FENUSA PUSILLA AND MESSA NANA (HYMENOPTERA: TENTHREDINIDAE), LEAF-MINING SAWFLIES ON WHITE BIRCH (BETULA PAPYRIFERA)

1985 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemarie A. DeClerck ◽  
Joseph D. Shorthouse
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Larval Feeding ◽  
Betula Papyrifera ◽  
White Birch ◽  
Spongy Mesophyll ◽  
Ovipositional Behavior ◽  
Leaf Mining ◽  
Fenusa Pusilla ◽  
Leaf Tissues ◽  
Cellular Components

AbstractFenusa pusilla (Lepeletier) and Messa nana Klug coexist on white birch near Sudbury, ON. Both species often oviposit simultaneously, but their mines are spatially separated because of differences in ovipositional behavior. Most first-generation F. pusilla oviposit in unfolding leaves arising from currently expanding shoots situated distally on the branch, whereas M. nana oviposits in fully expanded leaves arising from older shoots situated proximally on the branch. Leaf tissues damaged by oviposition and larval feeding were examined. Larvae of F. pusilla consume both palisade and spongy mesophyll, whereas larvae of M. nana consume only palisade. It is suggested that F. pusilla develops faster than M. nana because it feeds on leaves of greater nutritional value and digests more cellular components.

SEASONAL HISTORY, ADULT FLIGHT ACTIVITY, AND DAMAGE OF THE OBLIQUEBANDED LEAFROLLER, CHORISTONEURA ROSACEANA (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE), IN FILBERT ORCHARDS

1986 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.T. AliNiazee
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Adult Emergence ◽  
Flight Activity ◽  
Yield Reduction ◽  
Larval Feeding ◽  
Choristoneura Rosaceana ◽  
Periodic Field ◽  
Obliquebanded Leafroller ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
Seasonal History

AbstractSeasonal history, adult flight activity, and damage of the obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris), on filbert were studied during a 7-year period between 1976 and 1984. Data from periodic field counts and moth catches in sex-attractant traps indicated two generations per year. The first-generation adult capture peak was generally higher than the second, except in 1978 when about an equal number of moths were trapped from both generations. A physiological time scale, using degree-days (DD), was devised for predicting emergence of obliquebanded leafroller adults. The first adults from overwintering larvae emerged at approximately 374 DD above a threshold of 10 °C starting 1 March. A total of 1172 DD were required between the first and the last adult emergence during the first generation and about 519 DD during the second generation. The obliquebanded leafroller causes both foliar and nut damage in filbert orchards of Oregon. Foliar damage was insignificant, but nut damage, caused exclusively by the first-generation larvae during June and early July, was highly destructive. Larval feeding on nuts caused staining and premature drop of infested nuts resulting in substantial yield reduction in heavily infested orchards.

SAMPLING SYSTEMS FOR THE BIRCH CASEBEARER (LEPIDOPTERA: COLEOPHORIDAE)

1979 ◽  
Vol 111 (8) ◽  
pp. 875-882
Author(s):  
A. G. Raske ◽  
M. Alvo
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Sampling Plan ◽  
New Method ◽  
Betula Papyrifera ◽  
White Birch ◽  
Destructive Sampling ◽  
Damage Level ◽  
Sampling Systems ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Technique

AbstractSample sizes needed to measure population levels of the birch casebearer, Coleophora fuscedinella Zeller, and its damage to white birch, Betula papyrifera Marsh, were calculated for various degrees of confidence and assurance. Both a non-destructive and a destructive sampling plan are presented and a new method to classify the damage level of a stand. This method uses a maximum likelihood technique to estimate the proportion of trees of various damage classes.

Effects of fenitrothion on the arthropod food of tree-foraging forest songbirds

1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (11) ◽  
pp. 2235-2242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhonda L. Millikin
Keyword(s):  
Active Ingredient ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Abies Balsamea ◽  
Balsam Fir ◽  
Betula Papyrifera ◽  
White Birch ◽  
Forest Songbirds ◽  
The Impact

The impact of fenitrothion on the arthropod food of songbirds was measured using white birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) and balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) branch sample and drop trays. Following ground application of fenitrothion at 293 g active ingredient/ha, there was a significant decrease in the biomass of arthropods as determined using branch samples from both tree species, but not until 5 days after the application (29% reduction for balsam fir, 35% for white birch). Samples from drop trays indicated an immediate kill of arthropods not associated with the tree. Most remaining arthropods on treated balsam fir trees were dead. These dead arthropods would not be suitable food for birds that require movement to detect their prey. There was no significant relationship between amount of deposit (treated trees only) and the reduction of arthropods for either tree species.

Nutrient removals with harvesting and by deep percolation from white birch (Betula papyrifera [Marsh.]) sites in central Newfoundland

1998 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian D. Titus ◽  
Bruce A. Roberts ◽  
Keith W. Deering
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Budget ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Deep Percolation ◽  
Betula Papyrifera ◽  
Nutrient Losses ◽  
White Birch ◽  
Biomass Removal ◽  
Whole Tree Harvesting ◽  
Whole Tree ◽  
Tree Harvesting

The effects of conventional stem-only and whole-tree harvesting on nutrient losses in biomass removal and in leachate fluxes over a 3-yr period after cutting three white birch stands in central Newfoundland were determined. Losses of nutrients in biomass were proportionately greater with more intensive harvesting as tree components with higher nutrient concentrations (branches, foliage) were removed. Stem-only harvesting removed 126, 9, 51, 126 and 23 kg ha–1 of N, P, K, Ca and Mg in biomass, respectively. Whole-tree harvesting led to a 19% increase in biomass removal as compared to stem-only harvesting, but nutrient removals with whole-tree harvesting increased by 127% for N, 138% for P, 151% for K, 72% for Ca and 90% for Mg. Nutrient losses in deep percolation of soil solution during the first 3 yr after harvesting were generally greater following stem-only than whole-tree harvesting. This may be the result of increased leaching from slash, increased mineralization beneath slash, and retardation by slash of the successional vegetation that could act as a nutrient sink. In the first 3 yr following harvesting, leaching losses after whole-tree harvesting were 4, 0.2, 8, 23 and 7 kg ha–1 of N, P, K, Ca and Mg, respectively, as compared with 9, 0.1, 7, 28 and 9 kg ha–1 of N, P, K, Ca and Mg after stem-only harvesting. Nutrient losses in leachate were generally small compared to losses in biomass removal. Key words: Intensive harvesting; slash; nutrient budget; sustainable site productivity; Betula papyrifera (Marsh.)

Photosynthetic and morphological responses of white birch, balsam poplar, and trembling aspen to freezing and artificial defoliation

Botany ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 91 (6) ◽  
pp. 343-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongzhou Man ◽  
Pengxin Lu ◽  
Steve Colombo ◽  
Junlin Li ◽  
Qing-Lai Dang
Keyword(s):  
Populus Tremuloides ◽  
Betula Papyrifera ◽  
Populus Balsamifera ◽  
Trembling Aspen ◽  
White Birch ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Balsam Poplar ◽  
Warming Climate ◽  
Morphological Responses ◽  
Spring Frosts

Comparative stress resistance of 1-year-old white birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.), balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera L.), and trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) seedlings was evaluated after exposure to freezing or defoliation. Photosynthesis in leaves surviving freezing (−5 °C) declined immediately after treatment, but nearly fully recovered within 3 weeks. Defoliation did not significantly increase photosynthesis in the remaining leaves. Refoliation occurred after freezing that killed terminal shoots and released current buds from apical dominance, while new leaves of larger size were produced through continuous growth of terminal shoots in 50% or 100% defoliation. Freezing and complete defoliation significantly reduced diameter and height growth in all species, whereas 50% defoliation did not affect growth. These results indicate some of the physiological and morphological responses to foliage loss in broadleaved boreal species that can help to maintain growth and productivity under a warming climate, which may result in more frequent damaging spring frosts and insect defoliation.

Abundance and activity of N2-fixing bacteria in decaying wood

1991 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 1299-1304 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Q. Hendrickson
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogenase Activity ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Betula Papyrifera ◽  
Birch Wood ◽  
Red Maple ◽  
Aspen Wood ◽  
White Birch ◽  
White Pine ◽  
Aerobic Conditions ◽  
Decaying Wood

Populations of N2-fixing bacteria exceeded 106/g in moderately decayed trembling aspen (Populustremuloides Michx.) and white birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) logs. Lower numbers were found in red maple (Acerrubrum L.) and conifer logs (Abiesbalsamea (L.) Mill., Pinusbanksiana Lamb.) at similar decay states. Populations were assayed using a combined-carbon medium in semisolid agar under aerobic conditions. Single carbon sources generally yielded lower and more variable numbers. With water and carbon supplements, aspen and birch wood showed high potential nitrogenase activity (>400 nmol C2H4•g−1•day−1) at 30 °C under aerobic conditions, and even greater activity (>1000 nmol C2H4•g−1•day−1) during a 3-day incubation under waterlogged conditions. In the absence of supplemental carbon, aspen wood remained active but birch wood did not. Wood from other species supported much lower nitrogenase activity under aerobic conditions, and waterlogging was strongly inhibitory. A highly decayed white pine (Pinusstrobus L.) log had low populations (<104/g) of N2-fixing bacteria and did not reduce C2H2 under any treatments. Results support the hypothesis that a relationship exists between (i) populations and activity of N2-fixing bacteria and (ii) the decay susceptibility of wood of different species.

Larval diet prior to and following virus ingestion influences the efficacy of two nucleopolyhedroviruses in whitemarked tussock moth (Orgyia leucostigma) caterpillars

2012 ◽  
Vol 144 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garrett Brodersen ◽  
Rob Johns ◽  
Renée Lapointe ◽  
David Thumbi ◽  
Graham Thurston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Diet ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Abies Balsamea ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Balsam Fir ◽  
Betula Papyrifera ◽  
White Birch ◽  
Tussock Moth ◽  
Orgyia Leucostigma ◽  
Whitemarked Tussock Moth

AbstractFood quality can influence the performance of immature insects and their interactions with pathogens, such as viruses. In manipulative field studies, virus-free caterpillars of the whitemarked tussock moth (WMTM) (Orgyia leucostigma (Smith)) had higher survival, more female-biased sex ratios, and were larger when feeding on white birch (Betula papyrifera Marshall) versus balsam fir (Abies balsamea (Linnaeus) Miller) or red spruce (Picea rubens Sargent). Subsequent laboratory studies with two nucleopolyhedroviruses, derived from WMTMs and Douglas-fir tussock moths, indicated that caterpillars fed high quality food (i.e., artificial diet) prior to infection had less mortality associated with virus infection than those feeding on lower quality foliage (i.e., birch). In field studies, caterpillars fed birch following infection had significantly lower mortality than those feeding on relatively lower quality foliage (i.e., balsam fir). We postulate that higher nutritional quality in artificial diet relative to birch (previrus-ingestion nutrition) and in birch relative to balsam fir foliage (postvirus-ingestion nutrition) has a positive effect on the ability of tussock moth caterpillars to resist or recover from viral infections, although the specific mechanisms responsible for observed resistance remain unclear.

scholarly journals Use of Foliar-Applied Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) Seed Extract for the Control of the Birch Leafminer, Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera:Tenthredinidae)

1987 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-19
Author(s):  
Hiram G. Larew ◽  
J.J. Knodel ◽  
D.F. Marion
Keyword(s):  
Azadirachta Indica ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Foliar Spray ◽  
Seed Extract ◽  
Fenusa Pusilla ◽  
Foliar Damage ◽  
Late Instar ◽  
Early Instar

The effect of 1.0% neenl (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) seed extract applied as a foliar spray against the birch leafminer (Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier)) was compared to sprays of water and Metasystox-R™. Sprays were applied against the season's first generation, at oviposition (V-3-86) or early instar (V-10-86). Sprayed foliage was harvested and weighed at late instar, and adults were reared. The extract caused significantly more leafminer mortality than did water, and caused as much mortality as Metasystox-R™. Observations suggested that the extract took longer to kill leafminer larvae than did Metasystox-R™ thereby allowing for more foliar damage. There were no differences in efficacy between times of extract application.

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