The Life History and Habits of a Midge, Contarinia oregonensis Foote (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Douglas-fir Cones
- 1 November 1961
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 93 (11) , 952-967
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent93952-11
Abstract
A midge, Contarinia oregonensis, is one of a number of species of insects which causc seed losses in Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco. In recent years it has been reported causing more damage than any other single species of Douglas-fir cone insect in western Washington (Johnson and Heikkkenen. 1958). This has been the situation on Vancouver Island also.The species bas described by Foote (1956) from specimens taken in Oregon in 1916.Keywords
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