Hostname: page-component-5c6d5d7d68-lvtdw Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-08-08T00:21:55.223Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

THE LIFE-HISTORY OF THE VARIABLE CUTWORM, MAMESTRA ATLANTICA, GRT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

DR. James. Fletcher
Affiliation:
Ottawa.
Arthur. Gibson
Affiliation:
Ottawa.

Extract

In the Report of the Dominion Entomologist for 1901 a notice was given of this insect, the moth of which has for some years at Ottawa been one of the commonest species of the genus found flying during the summer. Any species as abundant as this is must be injurious, should the caterpillars at any time attack a cultivated crop. The larvæ have occasionally been found in vegetable gardens, around peas and beet root, but no injury as yet has been noticed. The finding of a cluster of eggs last year by Mr. Gibson gave on opportunity of studying the life-histroy, which is herewith submitted.

Type
Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1902

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)