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Oviposition biology of Pissodes strobi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on white pine (Pinaceae) under laboratory conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Richard Trudel ,
Robert Lavallée  and
Éric Bauce
Richard Trudel
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du PEPS, PO Box 3800, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada G1V 4C7
Robert Lavallée*
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du PEPS, PO Box 3800, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada G1V 4C7
Éric Bauce
Affiliation:
Centre de recherche en biologie forestière, Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt, Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada G1K 7P4
*
2 Corresponding author (E-mail: rlavallee@cfl.forestry.ca).
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Abstract

Studies were conducted to document the oviposition biology of female white pine weevil, Pissodes strobi Peck. Data were recorded on female fecundity and daily feeding and oviposition activities. In addition, we compared fecundity of 1- and 2-year-old females. Female white pine weevils laid a mean ± SE total number of 132.3 ± 7.5 eggs (range 40–344 eggs) during an average oviposition period of 5.8 ± 0.4 weeks. It is during the first 5 weeks that white pine weevils lay the most eggs, with an egg-laying peak in the second week of the oviposition period. For a few females, egg production did not cease until the 22nd week. There was no difference between the number of eggs laid in the photophase and in the scotophase, but higher numbers of feeding punctures were observed during the night than during the day. The oviposition and feeding results for 2-year-old female white pine weevils were similar to those for 1-year-old females. This information contributes to the management of white pine weevils by providing a better understanding of some of the mechanisms of its population dynamics.

Résumé

Des études ont été réalisées sur la biologie de ponte du charançon du pin blanc, Pissodes strobi Peck. Nous avons recueilli des données sur la fécondité totale et les activités quotidiennes d’alimentation et d’oviposition des femelles. De plus, nous avons comparé la fécondité des femelles d’un an avec celles des femelles de 2 ans. Les femelles ont pondu un nombre total moyen ± ET de 132,3 ± 7,5 œufs (écart, entre 40–344 œufs) au cours d’une période de ponte moyenne de 5,8 ± 0,4 semaines. C’est durant les 5 premières semaines que les charançons du pin blanc pondent la plupart de leurs œufs, et c’est au cours de la 2e semaine de la période de ponte qu’ils en pondent le plus grand nombre. Pour quelques femelles, la période de ponte a duré jusqu’à 22 semaines. Aucune différence n’a été observée entre le nombre d’œufs pondus en présence ou en absence de lumière, par contre, des nombres significativement plus élevés de trous d’alimentation ont été notés durant la nuit comparativement au jour. Les résultats d’oviposition et d’alimentation pour les femelles du charançon du pin blanc de 2 ans étaient similaires à ceux pour les femelles d’un an. L’information recueillie au cours de cette étude permettra une meilleure compréhension des mécanismes reliés à la dynamique des populations du charançon du pin blanc, et par le fait même, contribuera au contrôle de ce ravageur.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 133 , Issue 3 , June 2001 , pp. 333 - 341
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2001

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