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The Influence of Spray Programs on the Fauna of Apple Orchards in Nova Scotia. XIV.: Supplement to II. Oystershell Scale, Lepidosaphes ulmi (L.)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A. D. Pickett
A. D. Pickett
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Kentville, Nova Scotia
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Abstract

This study confirms an earlier finding that the oystershell scale, Lepidosaphes ulmi (L.) is normally controlled in Nova Scotia apple orchards by the aphelinid Aphytis mytilaspidis Le B. and the predacious mite Hemisarcoptes malus (Shimer). The effectiveness of the former may be limited in colder areas by low winter temperatures, and both species are detrimentally affected by some spray chemicals. The evidence presented indicates that either A. mytilaspidis, or H. malus, or the two of them together, may operate as key-factors in regulating the density of oystershell scale populations.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 97 , Issue 8 , August 1965 , pp. 816 - 821
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1965

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