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- Title
RHODOMYRTUS TOMENTOSA (MYRTALES: MYRTACEAE): NEW HOST RECORDS FOR METANASTRIA GEMELLA (LEPIDOPTERA: LASIOCAMPIDAE) AND ARNA BIPUNCTAPEX (LEPIDOPTERA: LYMANTRIIDAE).
- Authors
D. PRATT, PAUL; MAKINSON, JEFF; PURCELL, MATTHEW; G. POGUE, MICHAEL; B. RAYAMAJHI, MIN; D. CENTER, TED
- Abstract
Surveys for host specific natural enemies of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Myrtales: Myrtaceae), rose myrtle, in China (mainland and Hong Kong) resulted in the discovery of 2 lepidopteran species that have not been previously reported as herbivores of the plant: Metanastria gemella Lajonquiere (Lasiocampidae) and Arna bipunctapex Hampson (Lymantriidae). Multiple generations of both species were reared on R. tomentosa in a quarantine laboratory, demonstrating that the plant is a developmental host. However, neither species demonstrates sufficient host specificity to be considered for biological control of R. tomentosa in the USA.
- Subjects
LEPIDOPTERA; LASIOCAMPIDAE; LYMANTRIIDAE; MYRTACEAE; ORNAMENTAL shrubs; HOST plants
- Publication
Florida Entomologist (Florida Entomological Society), 2013, Vol 96, Issue 2, p641
- ISSN
0015-4040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1653/024.096.0235