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Brown, John |
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Submitted to: Los Lepidopteros Argentinos
Publication Type: Book / Chapter Publication Acceptance Date: 10/1/1997 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Larvae of most tortricids feed on living plant material, and the family includes numerous species of economic importance, including the spruce bud worm, codling moth, fruit-tree leaf roller, orange tortrix, and many others. This chapter provides an overview of the Tortricidae of Argentina, with an emphasis on these reared by Jose A. Pastrana. For most of the species, this work provides the first published larval host records. Because many of the hosts are economically important crops (e.g., grapes, citrus, cotton, apple), this work constitutes an important contribution to the agricultural literature by providing documented associations of pest species with specific crops. These data will increase the potential for accurate identifications of these pest species both within Argentina and in cargo originating from Argentina and will be used by APHIS/PPQ and IPM specialists. Technical Abstract: While a framework for the higher classification of the Neotropical Tortricidae has emerged over the past decade, life history information for this region is scant or altogether lacking for over 90% of the Tortricidae. In this chapter, host plant records are provided for 50 species of Tortricidae reared by Jose A. Pastrana in Argentina; 83 species total are reported from Argentina. For most species, these are the first published larval host records. |
