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A REVIEW OF THE LIFE HISTORY, POPULATION LEVELS, AND SPREAD OF THE ANTLER MOTH, CERAPTERYX GRAMINIS (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE), IN NEWFOUNDLAND

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Ray F. Morris
Ray F. Morris
Affiliation:
Research Station, Agriculture Canada, St. John's West, Newfoundland A1E 3Y3
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Abstract

The antler moth, Cerapteryx graminis (L.), first discovered in Newfoundland in 1966, has now successfully established itself over an area of approximately 60 km in the greater St. John’s area and surrounding localities. It has become a pest of limited economic importance in hay and pasture fields, and lawns. Black light traps, operated at Mt. Pearl and Kilbride during 1966–1978, were used to monitor population build-up. Notes on the life history of the antler moth in Newfoundland, with some comparisons with that in Great Britain and Europe, are provided. Natural controls are also discussed.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 111 , Issue 8 , August 1979 , pp. 933 - 938
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1979

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