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d) Autumn gum moth (Mnesampela privata)<br />

Distribution range of autumn gum moth is restricted to coastal areas, as it does not appear to be able<br />

to maintain populations in dry and hot inland areas. Parasitoids of eggs and larvae of this species are<br />

much less common and diverse in WA than in the Green Triangle. However, a type of virus appears<br />

to kill the majority of larvae in late winter in WA. Some species of birds also actively hunt <strong>for</strong><br />

larvae in plantations. Eggs are laid on juvenile leaves only. Thus, most damage occurs in<br />

plantations up to three years old.<br />

1990–<br />

92<br />

1993<br />

1994<br />

Collie<br />

Busselton Donnybrook MacAlinden<br />

Boyup Brook<br />

Frankland<br />

Manjimup Rocky Gully Mt Barker<br />

Northcliffe Denbarker Porongurups Palmdale<br />

Collie<br />

Busselton Donnybrook MacAlinden<br />

Boyup Brook<br />

Frankland<br />

Manjimup Rocky Gully Mt Barker<br />

Denmark Albany Manypeaks Mettler<br />

Northcliffe Denbarker Porongurups Palmdale<br />

Collie<br />

Busselton Donnybrook MacAlinden<br />

Boyup Brook<br />

Frankland<br />

Manjimup Rocky Gully Mt Barker<br />

Denmark Albany Manypeaks Mettler<br />

Northcliffe Denbarker Porongurups Palmdale<br />

Denmark Albany Manypeaks Mettler<br />

<strong>CRC</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Forestry</strong> Technical Report 216: November 2011<br />

Are insect herbivores in eucalypt plantations a worsening problem? 55

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