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The redheaded pine sawfly, European pine sawfly or Neodiprion sertifer, is a sawfly species in the genus Neodiprion. Native to Europe, it was accidentally introduced to North America in 1925, where it has established itself as a commercial pest. [1] The larvae of Exhyalanthrax afer feed on N. sertifer cocoons.
The pine sawfly Diprion pini is a serious pest of forestry. Caterpillar-like larvae of Iris sawfly on yellow flag, showing damage to host plant. Sawflies are major economic pests of forestry. Species in the Diprionidae, such as the pine sawflies, Diprion pini and Neodiprion sertifer, cause serious damage to pines in regions such as Scandinavia.
The larvae feed on pine needles. [3] [4] Eggs are laid in rows in springtime, on pine needles from the previous year. Young caterpillars start feeding on the old needles near where they hatched, leaving the vascular bundles uneaten. Older caterpillars feed more widely, moving to other branches and eating whole needles except for the leaf sheath ...
Gilpinia pallida is one of several species known as the pine sawfly. Outbreaks, which can cause considerable damage to pine forests, have been recorded in northern, central, and eastern Europe. Outbreaks, which can cause considerable damage to pine forests, have been recorded in northern, central, and eastern Europe.
Dahlbominus fuscipennis, the sawfly parasitic wasp, is a species of chalcid wasp from the family Eulophidae which parasitizes the European pine sawfly Neodiprion sertifer, among other hosts. It is the only species in the genus Dahlbominus .
In Europe, the larvae of Acantholyda erythrocephala are attacked by the parasitoid Tachinid fly Myxexoristops hertingi.In 2002, 2003 and 2004, in an effort to initiate a biological control programme in North America, pupae of this fly were imported from Italy and released in Ontario in an area of red pine (Pinus resinosa) infested with sawfly larvae.
Red-headed pine sawfly is a common name for several insects and may refer to: Acantholyda erythrocephala , native to Europe and introduced to North America Neodiprion lecontei , native to North America
Neodiprion pinetum is a species of sawfly in the family Diprionidae. It is commonly known as the white pine sawfly, a name sometimes also applied to Diprion similis, because the larvae of both species feed on the needles of the white pine (Pinus strobus).