A Preliminary Study of the Life History of the Broad-Necked Root Borer in Rhode Island1

Farrar, R.; Kerr, T. W.

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“…Average widths of first, second, and third instars were 0.79, 1.15, and 1.50 mm, respectively (Farrar and Kerr 1968). Based on the first-instar average head-capsule width, a growth rate of 1.5 (Dyar 1890) was calculated.…”

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“…A host list of northeastern softwoods, hardwoods, and herbaceous plants has been compiled by Beutenmuller (1 896), Wickham (1897), Symons (1905), Comstock (1949), Beal (1952), Shenefelt and Benjamine (1955), Farrar (1967), and Farrar and Kerr (1968).…”

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“…Benham (1970Benham ( , 1971 described the digestive tract anatomy and transformation and discussed the microorganisms associated with the immature stages. Until Farrar (1967), Farrar and Kerr (1968), and Benham (1969a, b), detailed life history investigations of P. laticollis were not reported. This report provides life history information obtained from a 4-year investigation in Rhode Island on the biology of P. laticollis, describes adult mating behavior and larval damage, and discusses several mortality factors.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This report provides life history information obtained from a 4-year investigation in Rhode Island on the biology of P. laticollis, describes adult mating behavior and larval damage, and discusses several mortality factors. Farrar and Kerr (1968) discussed the egg shape and coloring, dimensions, deposition on and in the soil, hatching time, and percentage of hatch. The egg shape and pattern of chorion punctation are shown in Fig.…”

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NOTES ON THE BIOLOGY OFPRIONUS LATICOLLIS(COLEOPTERA: CERAMBYCIDAE)

Benham

Farrar

1976

Can Entomol

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The broad-necked root borer, Prionus laticollis (Drury), causes economic damage to apple orchards in the eastern United States by boring in the roots of apple trees. The insect has a 3- to 4-year life cycle. Eggs are deposited in the soil or on the soil surface in mid-summer, and larvae tunnel through the bark and may excavate the interior wood of living, weakened, or dead apple tree roots. Larvae leave the roots to pupate in the soil and have been found up to a depth of 84 cm below the soil surface. Prepupae occur in the soil during May and June and pupae in June and July. Adults live approximately 1 week after emergence and mate several times. A tachinid fly, several potential pathogenic microorganisms, larvae biting one another, and freezing temperatures were observed to be mortality factors.

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Section: Larval Znstarsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%