New Pest Response Guidelines - aphis - US Department of Agriculture
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Table 2-6 Daily Consumption (in g) <strong>of</strong> PTL<br />
Instar 1<br />
Dendrolimus punctatus<br />
Consumption (g/day) 2<br />
VII 2.709 2.258<br />
VIII 3.360 2.800<br />
Frass (g/day)<br />
(Gosswald, 1934)<br />
1 The number <strong>of</strong> instars varies. Gosswald, 1934 reported VIII larval stages.<br />
2 Consumption calculated as 1.2×F, where F is the value for frass production<br />
<strong>Pest</strong> Information<br />
Adult<br />
Adults emerge occurs at dusk with mating and oviposition taking place at night<br />
(Speight and Wylie, 2001). Female moths use needle volatiles to locate<br />
suitable host plants for oviposition (Zhao and Yan, 2003), choosing to lay eggs<br />
on the needles <strong>of</strong> shorter, younger Masson pine (Pinus massoniana) in<br />
preferences to taller, older trees (Zhang et al., 2003). Generations can overlap<br />
on the same tree (Billings, 1991).<br />
Larva<br />
<strong>New</strong>ly hatched larvae stay in a group on needles near the eggshells. When<br />
population numbers are low, larvae prefer older needles (Billings, 1991). If the<br />
first- and second-instar larvae are disturbed, they suspend in the air through a<br />
silk thread extended from the mouth (CABI, 2011b). They may also roll <strong>of</strong>f the<br />
needles. Wind, storm and natural enemies kill a large percentage <strong>of</strong> the young<br />
larvae before entering pupation (CABI, 2011b).<br />
Pupa<br />
Mature larvae spin cocoons for pupation on branches or needles <strong>of</strong> the host<br />
tree, occasionally on nearby vegetation (Speight and Wylie, 2001).<br />
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