BRACHYMERIA INTERMEDIA (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDIDAE) PARASITIZING GYPSY MOTH IN MAINE
- 31 May 1971
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 103 (5) , 654-656
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent103654-5
Abstract
Brachymeria intermedia (Nees), an introduced parasite of the gypsy moth, was recovered from gypsy moth pupae collected in Fryeburg, Maine (latitude 44°). The recovery of this parasite in Maine shortly after it was reported established on gypsy moth in Connecticut suggests that B. intermedia is rapidly expanding its range. The wide range of hosts attacked by the parasite, and its occurrence in northern New England, make it a promising potential biotic agent on a variety of northern pest species of lepidopterans, either through natural spread or by artificial introduction.Keywords
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