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Disease-parasitoid relationships in natural populations ofLymantria dispar [Lep.: Lymantriidae] in the Northeastern United States

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ImmatureLymantria dispar L. were collected from 6 geographically distinct populations over 2 years to determine correlations between parasitoid and disease incidences. Incidence of the nuclear polyhedrosis virus disease (NPV) was found to be positively correlated with incidences of the parasitoidsApanteles melanoscelus (Ratzeburg) andParasetigena silvestris (Robineau-Desvoidy).

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Les stades juvéniles deLymantria dispar L. provenant de 6 populations géographiquement distinctes ont été recueillis pendant une période de 2 ans dans le but de déterminer des corrélations entre l'incidence des parasitoides et l'incidence de maladies. On a trouvé une corrélation positive entre l'incidence de la polyhedrose nucléaire (NPV) et l'incidence des deux parasitoidesApanteles melanoscelus (Ratzeburg) etParasetigena silvestris (Robineau-Desvoidy).

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  1. Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Forest Insect and Disease Laboratory, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 06514, Hamden, Connecticut, USA

    J. D. Podgwaite

  2. Gypsy Moth Program, Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry, Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 06514, Hamden, Conn.

    R. C. Reardon (Entomologist)

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The work herein reported was funded in whole or in part by a U. S. Department of Agriculture sponsored program entitled “The Expanded Gypsy Moth Research and Applications Program.”»

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Reardon, R.C., Podgwaite, J.D. Disease-parasitoid relationships in natural populations ofLymantria dispar [Lep.: Lymantriidae] in the Northeastern United States. Entomophaga 21, 333–341 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02371630

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