Pupae: July, August, and spring. 

 Adults: August and May. 

 Generations: Apparently two broods. 

 Parasites: None. 



Dioryctria reniculella (Grt.) Spruce coneworm 



Food plant: White spruce (new growth). 



Occurrence: Maine and Massachusetts. 



Totals received: Collections, 2; larvae, 3; years, 2. 



Larvae: May. 



Pupae: June. 



Adults : Late in June and July. 



Parasites: None. 



Dioryctria zimmermani (Grt.) Zimmerman pine moth 



Food plants: Pitch pine (tips), Corsican pine (trunks), red pine 

 (buds and catkins). 

 Occurrence: New Hampshire and Massachusetts. 

 Totals received: Collections, 8; larvae (unknown number) ; years, 3. 

 Larvae: June, July, and fall to spring. 

 Pupae : May, July, and August. 

 Adults : June to August. 

 Parasites : 



Collections Host 



Parasite Years yielding larvae 



Hymenoptera: specimens recovered parasite collected 



Euderus cushmani (Cwfd.) 3 1 1 0) 



Hyssopus thymus Grit 22 1 2 (*) 



Sea mbus hispae (Harr.) 12 1 3 0) 



1 Larvae inside twigs and not counted. 



Glyptocera consobrinella (Zell.) 



Food plant: Viburnum dentatum. 



Occurrence: Melrose, Mass. 



Totals received: One collection of 4 larvae. 



Larvae: July to September. 



Pupae: Late in September to June. 



Adults: June. 



Parasites: None. 



Nephopteryx nyssaecolella (Dyar) 



Food plant: Tupelo. 



Occurrence: Roxbury, Mass. 



Totals received: One collection of 10 larvae. 



Larvae: July, August. 



Pupae: September to June. 



Adults: June, July. 



Parasites: None. 



Meroptera pravella (Grt.) 



Food plant: Sumac (blossoms). 



Occurrence: Rockport, Mass. 



Totals received: One collection of about 25 larvae. 



Larvae: September and October in sumac blossoms. 



Pupae : Not reared. 



Adults: Not reared. 



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