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Forest Insect and Disease Survey; Ontario, 1965 - NFIS

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E 39<br />

A Poplar Leaf Roller Pseudexentera oregonana Wlshm<br />

Heavy infestations of this leaf roller persisted for the fourth consecutive<br />

year in Armstrong, Harley, <strong>and</strong> Dymond townships <strong>and</strong> in - the western part of Hilliard<br />

Township. In casey <strong>and</strong> Harris townships infestation declined to light intensity<br />

<strong>and</strong> damage to the foliage of aspen st<strong>and</strong>s was much lighter than in 1964. A small<br />

pocket of light infestation occurred in Hudson Township. Small numbers of this<br />

insect were observed at many other locations in the district.<br />

Spruce Bud Gall Midge, Rhabdophaga swainei Felt.<br />

Population of this insect remained at a low level in the district as shown<br />

in Table 17.<br />

TABLE 17<br />

Summary of Damage caused by the Spruce Bud Gall Midge in the Swastika District<br />

from 1963 to <strong>1965</strong><br />

Location<br />

(township)<br />

Tree<br />

Species<br />

No. of shoots<br />

Infested in <strong>1965</strong><br />

Percent of shoots infested<br />

1963 1964 <strong>1965</strong><br />

Garrison wS 0 0.0 5.5 0.0<br />

Lebel wS 9 1.7 2.9 4.4<br />

Dymond wS 0 6.0 0.9 0.0<br />

Otto wS 1 2.4 1.6 0.9<br />

Eby bS 5 494 3.5 2.6<br />

Eby wS 8 9.3 3.1<br />

Bark Beetles<br />

In 1964 <strong>and</strong> <strong>1965</strong> intensive surveys were carried out to determine the distribution<br />

of bark beetles in the district. The results of these surveys are summarized in<br />

Table 18<br />

TABLE 18<br />

Summary of Bark Beetle Collections Made in the Swastika District in 1964 <strong>and</strong> <strong>1965</strong><br />

<strong>Insect</strong><br />

conophthorus coniperda Sw..<br />

Dendroctonus simplex Lec.<br />

Dryocetes affaber Mann.<br />

Hylurgopinus rufipes Eich.<br />

Ips borealis Sw.<br />

s chagnoni Sw.<br />

Ips perturbatus Eich.<br />

Ips pin! Say.<br />

Orthotomicus caelatus Eich.<br />

Phloesinus canadensis Sw.<br />

Pityogenes hopkinsi Sw.<br />

Pityogenes plagiatus (Lec.)<br />

Pityokteines sparsus Lec.<br />

Polygraphus rufipennis Kby.<br />

Host(s)<br />

wP<br />

tL<br />

wS<br />

wE<br />

wS<br />

jP<br />

wS<br />

jP, wS<br />

wP, bS<br />

jP<br />

ec<br />

wP<br />

bS<br />

bF<br />

wS<br />

Locations (townships)<br />

Dufferin<br />

Eby, Took<br />

Skead<br />

Kearns, Casey, Dymond, Harley<br />

Skead<br />

Bernhardt<br />

Corkill, Skead, Eby, Rattray<br />

Bernhardt, Melba, Grenfell, McEvoy,<br />

charters, Lawson, Corkin, Arnold,<br />

Holloway<br />

Melba<br />

Hinks<br />

Tyrrell<br />

Black<br />

Gross<br />

Rattray, Grenfell

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