. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. - 1025 -. Figure 11. Larvae of the Virginia pine sawfly feed gregariously and defoliate many species of southern pines. Photo courtesy North Carolina Forest Service. Other Pine Insects Important Pests The Nantucket pine moth, Rhyacionia frustrana (Comst.), is the most common and wide- spread insect attacking young loblolly and shortleaf pine plantations in the South and Southeast. The insect became more im- portant in 1959 because of the expanding planting program in the region. The Texas leaf-cutting ant, Atta texana Buck
. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. - 1025 -. Figure 11. Larvae of the Virginia pine sawfly feed gregariously and defoliate many species of southern pines. Photo courtesy North Carolina Forest Service. Other Pine Insects Important Pests The Nantucket pine moth, Rhyacionia frustrana (Comst.), is the most common and wide- spread insect attacking young loblolly and shortleaf pine plantations in the South and Southeast. The insect became more im- portant in 1959 because of the expanding planting program in the region. The Texas leaf-cutting ant, Atta texana Buckley, caused mortality to naturally es- tablished and planted pine seedlings in west-central Louisiana and East Texas. Methyl bromide was used to fumigate de- structive colonies. The white-pine weevil, Pissodes strobi (Pec'k), caused moderate damage to plantations in local areas in the Southeast. The pine. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Animal and Plant Health Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs; United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine; United States. Plant Pest Control Division. Hyattsville, MD. [etc. ] Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs Animal and Plant Health Service
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