Seasonal parasitism of hemlock looper (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) eggs in eastern Canada

• Published in: The Canadian Entomologist
• Main Authors: Carleton, Drew, Royer, Lucie, Hébert, Christian, Delisle, Johanne, Berthiaume, Richard, Bauce, Eric, Quiring, Dan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
• Subjects: Insect Science; Molecular Biology; Physiology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Structural Biology; Canada; Crawford; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/n09-040; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X0000081X

Abstract A 2-year field study was conducted using sentinel traps to determine the seasonal distribution of the egg parasitoid (Hymenoptera) complex attacking hemlock looper, Lambdina fiscellaria (Guenée), throughout eastern Quebec and western Newfoundland. Hemlock looper populations remained low in...