Life History of a Ponderosa Pine Coneworm, Dioryctria auranticella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

AbstractIps calligraphus (Germar) is distributed continentally throughout North America, including Guatemala and British Honduras. It has been collected on only rare occasions in California, primarily in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains. Four generations were observed during 1961 and 1962, and average summer development required about 40 days. All stages except the egg were observed in the winter. The unique gallery system exhibits four to six egg galleries, which range in length from 25.4 to 38.1 cm, and radiate characteristically from a large, irregular, nuptial chamber excavated by the male. At Grass Valley, Cal., this bark beetle was observed breeding predominantly in the thick-barked portions of the lower bole. Its galleries are often intermixed with those of Dendroctonus brevicomis LeConte, I. confusus LeConte, I. latidens LeConte, and Melanophila californica Van Dyke in ponderosa pine. I. confusus was the most abundant species of Ips in all localities where I. calligraphus was found.

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Seasonal abundance and life history of the millet stem borer, Coniesta ignefusalis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Samaru, Nigeria

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science ◽

10.1017/s1742758400017975 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 14 (5-6) ◽

pp. 589-593

Author(s):

A. A. Adesiyun

Keyword(s):

Life History ◽

Stem Borer ◽

Seasonal Abundance ◽

Coniesta Ignefusalis ◽

History Of ◽

Lepidoptera Pyralidae

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Life History of Bracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on a Dried Vegetable Commodity

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology ◽

10.1016/s1226-8615(08)60043-6 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 149-152 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Seung-Hun Yu ◽

Mun Il Ryoo ◽

Ja Hyun Na

Keyword(s):

Life History ◽

Plodia Interpunctella ◽

Bracon Hebetor ◽

History Of ◽

Lepidoptera Pyralidae

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Life History of Parargyractis canadensis Munroe (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

The American Midland Naturalist ◽

10.2307/2424079 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 96 (2) ◽

pp. 407 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael A. Lavery ◽

Robert R. Costa

Keyword(s):

Life History ◽

History Of ◽

Lepidoptera Pyralidae

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Life History of Choristoneura lambertiana subretiniana Obraztsov (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Attacking Lodgepole Pine

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/ent97684-7 ◽

1965 ◽

Vol 97 (7) ◽

pp. 684-690 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

R. W. Stark ◽

J. H. Borden

Keyword(s):

Life History ◽

Ponderosa Pine ◽

Lodgepole Pine ◽

Adult Emergence ◽

Larval Instars ◽

Pupal Period ◽

First Instar ◽

History Of

AbstractThe life history of a tortricid cone moth Choristoneura lambertiana subretiniana Obraztsov in California is described. The larvae feed primarily on staminatc flowers and cones of lodgepole pine although some needle- and tip-mining occurs. The only other recorded host is ponderosa pine.Eggs are deposited in late July to early August; first-instar larvae migrate from the needles to protected locations on the branches and spin hibernacula. The larvae overwinter predominantly as second-instar larvae in the hibernaculum. They emerge from the hibernacula in April, and mature in four to six weeks. There are six larval instars. The pupal period lasts approximately two weeks; adult emergence begins in mid-July and extends through the end of August.

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