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Podabrus rugosulus (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), an opportunist predator of Mindarus abietinus (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Christmas tree plantations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Richard Berthiaume ,
Christian Hébert  and
Conrad Cloutier
Richard Berthiaume
Affiliation:
Département de biologie, Université Laval, Cité Universitaire, Québec, Canada G1K 7P4
Christian Hébert
Affiliation:
Ressonrces Naturelles Canada, Service canadien des forêts, Centre de Foresterie des Laurentides, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada G1V 4C7
Conrad Cloutier*
Affiliation:
Département de biologie, Université Laval, Cité Universitaire, Québec, Canada G1K 7P4
*
1 Author to whom all correspondence should be addressed (E-mail: [email protected]).
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The balsam twig aphid, Mindarus abietinus Koch, is a major pest of balsam fir, Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. (Pinaceae), grown as Christmas trees in eastern Canada and the United States (Nettleton and Hain 1982; Kleintjes 1997). This aphid has three or four generations from April to July, and overwinters as eggs on fir shoots. Mature fundatrices deposit progeny on new shoots in late May. Infested shoots develop into pseudogalls characterised by stunting and needle distortion, thus reducing the aesthetic value of trees.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 133 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 151 - 154
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2001

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