New Pest Response Guidelines - aphis - US Department of Agriculture
New Pest Response Guidelines - aphis - US Department of Agriculture
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<strong>Pest</strong> Information<br />
Pupa<br />
Larvae spin hairy cocoons attached to needles and small branches (CABI,<br />
2011b).<br />
Dendrolimus sibiricus<br />
Adults<br />
In the northernmost latitudes <strong>of</strong> Russia, adults SSM start emerging from mid to<br />
late June and sometimes until the beginning <strong>of</strong> August (Galkin, 1993). In the<br />
southernmost range in China, adults emerge from July to the end <strong>of</strong> August<br />
with peak emergence in mid August (Liu and Shih, 1957 ). A few hours after<br />
emergence, adult moths will fly and mate. Flight is more intense during clear<br />
nights and can last up to 4 hours. Flight activity is suppressed during rainy<br />
days, during which the moths will remain on the tree crowns hanging from the<br />
underside <strong>of</strong> branches (Galkin, 1993; Liu and Shih, 1957). Galkin (1993)<br />
reports that flight duration is shorter in the northernmost limits <strong>of</strong> the SSM<br />
natural range as a possible adaptation <strong>of</strong> the moths to shorter growing seasons.<br />
Mating takes place as soon as 2 to 3 hours after emergence with females<br />
normally mating once with a single male (Liu and Shih, 1957). Mated females<br />
will start laying fertilized eggs the same night they mate, usually in rows or<br />
clusters with up to 200 eggs per cluster or egg mass. A single female can lay<br />
from 200-300 eggs with a maximum <strong>of</strong> 800 eggs (EPPO, 2005).<br />
12/2012-01 Dendrolimus Pine Moths 2-21