Venables, E. P.

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Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

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I) . \ 'e na bles Science Service, Dominion Department of AgricultUl'e Th e fullow ing li st ()f sca le in sects is presente r! a t th is time in t he hupc th a t it m ay form a nu c lc l1 s fo r it future list l)[ a 111(\1'C CO lllpre -l1 e n s il 'c nature . Th e sca le in sects ha I" e receil'cd littl e at tc ntion in th e pas t in · B riti s h Cu lll111lJia. t h l: mai n " bj ect ha vin g b een to c:\-t e rminate o r contro l ce rtain s pec ies uf eccJll() lll ic ill1]lu rtall cc a s th ey appca red. Record s (I i di st rilJl1 t i(JIl a nd h fJ s t plants a rc sca rce. el"en w ith .;u ch a com l1l on spec ies as t hc oy ster s he ll sc al e. and a lth ou gh 1 ha ,"c I)ro ug ht ll lg-ether a li s t ()f ()\'er a dozen sp ecies. th ere is littl e info rma-tion rega rding their uccu r r en ce o u ts id c of th e O kanaga n \ -a ll ey. Th e dctcrmin a ti u ll (,f th c s pec ies in th is grcl Up , e:\cepti ng in th e case (I f un e o r tll'O ()f th e 1'0 J11nHJn e r furlll ';. is th e pa r t icul a r lie ld of th e ,;pecia li s t w h o ha s plenty Ilf mat eri a l ill I'ar iou s s tages fo r C(J Ill-I' ii ri so n. T h e w r itcr Ill ak es nu claims ill thi s dircc ti u n. but is main ly in ter ested in makin g ;1 s tart in a sO lll ell·hat neg'lec tcd fi e lr!. In tbe present li s t, n o tes un th e (l1 :-. tn l; uti (J n a nd habIts are 1I1Cllldcd. a ,.; t h ese offc r po int s of interc ,; t in SO Ill e ca"e,; . COCCINAE (S ubfaIll ily ) Lecanium corni I ~ au c h c Th e hruII'n a pri c" t "cal e . Th e (llll l' s pec Im e n s " 11 hand are from hrofl lll at \ 'a nC(!ll Ve;·. Eulecanium coryli ( L.) Th e L eCa llil1ll1 sca le . I\ccu rd ed fr u Ill \ "a ncou-I'e r a s a ,;c ri( )u s pe,; t (Jf ,; had e trecs, and rccord cd fru ln a ld er . map le. h lJ rse ch e,; tnut, lau rel. hawt horn, apple. pea r. p lum. ch erry. hecch. li m e. and roses, Pulvinaria vitis (L. ) Cot t(J n} maple :icale. \ ' crnlJn a nd ()";(jYous , 1\ . C .. (I n c ulti l'at e<l lllaple an d plun1. Saissetia oleae ( I \ern. ) 1:lack sca le. In \ 'e moll infc s lill~' , \but illio n s hrub :i . ASTEROLECANIINAE (S uh iarn il y) A sterolecanium variolosum ( Rat ezhe r:-.;) P it -mak in g Ila k scale,.;. Trai l. II. C . (, n oak . 24 B, C, E n to111OlogicaL S ociet y DIASPIDINAE (S u hia tll ily ) Lepidosaphes ulmi (L. ) Oys te r e; he ll sca le, CO llllll () n o n a p p le th ro u c: h -o u t Il ](l ::; t ()f th e I nter io r , Tt ha s b ee n ta ke ll (I n LOlll ba rd y po pl a r. dOg' \\'oo d . r (le;e . e lm . h a\l,t llO r n , a l1 d \\' ill o w . AUlacaspis ros ae ( r: n uc h e) 1.( I::;c e;ca le . O n \I' il d rll :"c bus h es at \ 'e n ](Jll: ab() r ecord ed f;- (111 1 \ ' a l1 cou \'c r [ s la n cl , I n t h e 111 -te r i(JI' . in fe,; tat i() 11 i,; c1llllin cd to t h e ]O\·\, e r pa r t,; of t hc s t c m ,; , a nd it \\ '<l ul d ap pear t ha t t he insect u nl y s ur v i\' e::; a t o r h e l() w SIl O\\' le \'e l. Phenacaspis p inifoliae (F i t c h ) l ' ine lea f sca le , bee Jl record ed u n p ill c . a nd s p ru c e , Chionaspis ortholobis Co m ,; t, )c k , m e, )::; . I:. C . Chionaspis salic is -nigrae ( \ \ ab h ) C e nc ra ll y di s t ri buted a 11 d ha ,; I), lu g- las ii r . yc ll ow pi ne . J; lck I :Ia ck \\' iII O\\' sca le , J\ el'(l rd ed by Es::; ig' a ,; ()cc url'l ng In I:. C , eJ11 ca sca ra , Aspidiotus ancylus ( I ' u tn a 111 ) l' utn a l11' s .scale . ():-;()), ()()s . I ~, C ., UJl h ir c lt. A spidiotus ostreaeformis C urt is V e rn' Jl l. IL C . K c l,) \Vna . U. c., and I'e n t ictu n. I: , c. Ta ken o n a pp le. p r u n e . p lum . a nd carag'<lna , A spidiotus pini Co m. OS(J}O()::; . I:, C.. a ll d , 'e r n () ll . I ~ . C . . o n ye ll o \\' p III C. Aspidiotus pernicios u s CO Ill , S a n J (),;C sca le . K e rc lll l'os . H.C., O sn),oos, D. C .. S pe n ces I: ridge. n,c :\' Jt at al l num e ro u s \\ h er e cu n t ro l nH.:a sures arc p r a c ti ced. SOME FOOD PLANTS OF LEPIDOPTEROUS LARVAE Lis t No.6 by 1, l( J. L1 e \\ 'e ll ,\ ' 11 J , 'n ee; Cobble Hill . Vancou ver I sla nd . B. C. 111 p r es e nti ng t hi s s ix t h li s t u f F ()ud P la n ts of L epiclopte ro us lar-Yae . lil y th a nk ::; a re aga in clu e t n t h u!'e Ine lllhe r ;-; ()f <l ur S o ci e ty \\' IHl h ave o n ce agai n bee l1 kin cJ e n o ug h to fu rni s h data to b e includ ed lJ e r e. c :-i p ec ia ll y at t hi s t im e t o J\ lr . :\ . ~ \ . Den n." ::; ( If t he s taff (If t he D Ol1lil1i o n E n to mologica l Laborato ry at \ 'crn () n . I:. C .. :'Ir \'. \\'. DO\\' n e ~ o f t h e Do min io n Ento m o lo g'ica l Labu rato n ' at \ 'icto r ia. an d :\'ir . \ V. G. p, [at il -e r s of t h e D0 111 i n i o~1 E n t0 111 o logic;1 LalJl lrato ry a t V a nco u \' e r. T h e in it ia ls o f t h e p er son f urtli ~ h i ng tlt e in fo r mat io n a rc p laced in hrackeh fo ll o wi ng t h e r e co rd con ce rn ecJ, 

The scale insects of British Columbia

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The scale insects of British Columbia

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