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TISSUE PREFERENCE AND DAMAGE BY FENUSA PUSILLA AND MESSA NANA (HYMENOPTERA: TENTHREDINIDAE), LEAF-MINING SAWFLIES ON WHITE BIRCH (BETULA PAPYRIFERA)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Rosemarie A. DeClerck  and
Joseph D. Shorthouse
Rosemarie A. DeClerck
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6
Joseph D. Shorthouse*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6
*
2 Author to whom correpondences hould be addressed.
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Abstract

Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier) and Messa nana Klug coexist on white birch near Sudbury, ON. Both species often oviposit simultaneously, but their mines are spatially separated because of differences in ovipositional behavior. Most first-generation F. pusilla oviposit in unfolding leaves arising from currently expanding shoots situated distally on the branch, whereas M. nana oviposits in fully expanded leaves arising from older shoots situated proximally on the branch. Leaf tissues damaged by oviposition and larval feeding were examined. Larvae of F. pusilla consume both palisade and spongy mesophyll, whereas larvae of M. nana consume only palisade. It is suggested that F. pusilla develops faster than M. nana because it feeds on leaves of greater nutritional value and digests more cellular components.

Résumé

Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier) et Messa nana Klug coexistent sur le bouleau blanc près de Sudbury, Ontario. Souvent les deux expèces ovipositent simultanément, mais leurs mines sont séparées à cause de différences dans leur compartement durant l'oviposition. La majorité des premieres générations de F. pusilla ovipositent sur des feuilles dépliées provenant de jeunes pousses localisées sur la partie distale de la branche tandis que, M. nana oviposte sur des feuilles matures provenant de pousses plus vieilles situées sur la partie proximale de la branche. Les tissus de la feuille, endommagés par l'oviposition et l'alimentation des larves ont été examines. Les larves de F. pusilla consomment la couche palissadique et le mésophylle spongieux alors que les larves de M. nana consomment seulement la couche palissadique. Nous suggésons que F. pusilla se développe plus rapidement que M. nana parce qu'elle se nourrit de feuilles de plus grande value nutritive et digère plus de constituents cellulaires.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 117 , Issue 3 , March 1985 , pp. 351 - 362
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1985

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