EPPO Global Database

Neodiprion abietis(NEODAB)

Distribution details in Canada

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2013: Present, widespread
Comments
Native to North America. It was first record as a pest problem in Canada in 1936, and outbreaks have been recorded in Nova Scotia as early as 1942. High populations have been observed in Newfoundland, Québec and Ontario. In the 2000s, longer and more severe outbreaks have been reported from western Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
References
* Biggs WD, Jansons V (1984) Results of forest insect and disease surveys in the North Central Region of Ontario, 1983. Miscellaneous Report, Great Lakes Forest Research Centre, Canada No. 2 , 30 pp (abst.).

* Embree DG, Estabrooks GF (1978) Field tests of NRDC 143 (permethrin) against the whitemarked tussock moth in Nova Scotia. Bi-monthly Research Notes 34(1), 5-6.

* Huber JT, Moreau G (2003) New synonymy and new sawfly host records for Cirrospilus vittatus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in North America. Canadian Entomologist 135(5), 669-676.

* Johns RC, Fidgen J, Ostaff DP (2013) Host–tree oviposition preference of balsam fir sawfly, Neodiprion abietis (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae), in New Brunswick, Canada. The Canadian Entomologist 145(4), 430-434.

* Knerer G (1983) Diapause strategies in diprionid sawflies. Naturwissenschaften 70(4), 203-205 (abst.).

* Iqbal J, Maclean DA, Kershaw JA Jr (2011) Balsam fir sawfly defoliation effects on survival and growth quantified from permanent plots and dendrochronology. Forestry (Oxford) 84(4), 349-362.

* Moreau G (2006) Past and present outbreaks of the balsam fir sawfly in western Newfoundland: an analytical review. Forest Ecology and Management 221(1/3), 215-219.

* Turnquist R (1996) Conifer sawfly, Neodiprion abietis complex, infestation in the Pacific maritime terrestrial ecozone, south coastal British Columbia. Pest Report - Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service No.96/2, p2 (abst.).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
United States of America Connecticut Present, no details view...
United States of America New Hampshire Present, no details view...
United States of America Wisconsin Present, no details view...
United States of America Maine Present, no details view...
United States of America California Present, no details view...
United States of America Minnesota Present, no details view...
United States of America Missouri Present, no details view...
United States of America Present, no details view...