Open AccessPOPULATION BIOLOGY OF CHLENIAS SP., A GEOMETRID DEFOLIATOR OF PINUS RADIATA IN TASMANIA
Author(s) -
Madden J. L.,
Bashford R.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1977.tb00124.x
Subject(s) - biology , pinus radiata , parasitism , host (biology) , predation , population biology , radiata , ecology , population , pinus <genus> , botany , vigna , demography , sociology
An analysis of the factors influencing populations of the moth, Chlenias sp., is given with respect to the host tree, parasitism, predation and disease. The phenologies of these various agents are given, together with an account of their general behaviour and effectiveness. Predisposition of the host tree to attack by the woodwasp, Sirex noctilio F., following defoliation, is also discussed.