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Biology of the Diamondback Moth, Plutella maculipennis (Curt.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), in Eastern Ontario III. Natural Enemies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

D. G. Harcourt
D. G. Harcourt
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Entomology Research Institute, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ontario
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The diamondback moth, Plutella maculipennis (Curt.), is a sporadic pest of cruciferous crops throughout Canada. It is normally held in check by a multiplicity of environmental factors, chiefly biotic; however, serious outbreaks do occur (MacNay, 1948, 1953, 1957, 1959). In eastern Ontario it has been extremely numerous since late 1951, and during the present study, 1952 – 1956, it was more abundant than the imported cabbageworm, Pieris rapae (L.), or the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Hbn.) . Two earlier papers (Harcourt, 1956, 1957) presented the history, distribution, and synonymy of the insect, giving general descriptions of the stages and many aspects of its biology in eastern Ontario. This article gives the relative abundance of its parasites and predators, and discusses certain population relationships.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 92 , Issue 6 , June 1960 , pp. 419 - 428
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1960

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