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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

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