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BIOLOGY AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CHERRY SCALLOP SHELL MOTH, HYDRIA PRUNIVORATA (LEPIDOPTERA: GEOMETRIDAE), IN NEW YORK1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

David E. Schultz  and
Douglas C. Allen
David E. Schultz
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York
Douglas C. Allen
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York
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Abstract

The cherry scallop shell moth, Hydria prunivorata (Ferguson), is a colonial feeder on black cherry, Prunus serotina Ehrh. Pupae overwinter in the litter and adult emergence occurs from May through September. Eggs are laid on the foliage in pyramidal-shaped masses 23–26 days after adult emergence. Eggs begin to hatch 4 days following oviposition and each of the four larval stages lasts 4–6 days. There is one generation per year in New York. The egg parasite Telenomus sp. is the principal mortality factor occurring in populations that have remained at outbreak levels for 2 or more years. The life stages of H. prunivorata are described and control recommendations discussed. The peach bark beetle, Phloeotribus liminaris (Harris), may kill black cherry trees that are stressed by heavy defoliation.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 107 , Issue 1 , January 1975 , pp. 99 - 106
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1975

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