The Natural History of Cossus Centerensis

Abstract

Although Cossus certterettsis has only recently been discovered, it must have existed for many years in the vicinity of center, N. Y., its present home. More tban trvelr,e years ago, rvhile dding in a central R. R. coach, I noticed certain species oi Poplar, the central shoot of r'vl.rich had perished from canses then ulknoln ; later, 1'hile on an Entomological tour near the same place, I tbund a group of the Polt.tllts tremu/otrles rvhich were similarly affected, as \yere also many other trees of the same species in the vicinitl'. on closer inspectiou many perforations rvere found in the trunks of these trees, some of $'hich were of recent origin, but nothing then rvas discoYered to explain the cause and consequent unhealthy condition of this species of timber I several tirnes each year afterwards this group of P.rplars rvas examined, but nothing definite rvas learned until during the rnonth of Jul_v, r876, rvhen a brittle pupa-case n'as found protruding from one of these openings. 'l'his gave a clue rvhich revealed the trLre nature of the destroyer of this woody grou'th. On the roth of J:ute, t877, a lresh pupa-case \vas discovercd, removed and examined, but the Ca'rszs .ould no1 be found, altho'gh probab.ly resting r.rpon thc trce at that time.

Influence of <I>Prunus</I> spp., Peach Cultivars, and Bark Damage on Oviposition Choices by the Lesser Peachtree Borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)

“…including cherry (P. cerasus (L.), peach (P. persica (L.) Batsch), and plum (P. domestica L., P. avium L., and P. salicina Lindley) (Girault 1907, Vogel andNeiswander 1933). Early research on S. pictipes attacking peach was published before the advent of lowcost, highly efÞcacious synthetic insecticides (Bailey 1879, Kellicott 1881, Quaintance 1906, Girault 1907, King 1917, Vogel and Neiswander 1933 and is similar to the current-day dialog regarding this pest attacking peach in the southeastern United States, where S. pictipes now causes considerable economic injury (Horton et al 2000). Recent changes in pesticide availability for peach production likely have allowed some peach insect pests, e.g., San Jose scale [Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Comstock (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)], white peach scale [Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti)] (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) and S. pictipes, to become major pests of economic concern to southeastern peach production (Horton et al 2000).…”