An Assessment of Gypsy Moth 1 Natural Enemies in Pennsylvania 2

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An investigation was conducted to determine qualitatively the entomophagous natural enemies of Portlzetria dispar (L.) in Pennsylvania. Seven exotic species were recovered: the larval parasitoids Bleplzaripa scutellata (Robineau-Desvoidy) (Tachinidae), Compsilura concinnata (Meigen) (Tachinidae), Phobocampe disparis (Viereck) (lchneumonidae), and Apanteles melanosceilis (Ratzeburg) (Braconidae); a pupal parasitoid, Brachymeria intermedia (Nees) (Chalcidiae), and Ooencyrtus kuwanai (Howard) (Encyrtidae), an egg parasitoid. The predator Calosoma sycophanta L. (Carabidae) was observed feeding on gypsy moth in one county. Two native ichneumonid parasitoids were recovered in the State, Theronia atalantae fulvescens (Cresson) and Itoplectis conquisitor (Say). A Calosoma beetle and two species of Pentatomidae were observed feeding on the gypsy moth in the field.

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