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NPDN Governance Committee Report NPDN Regional Network Meeting Notes |
NPDN National Meeting 2007 Poster Abstract Authors: Lisa A. Tewksbury, Richard A. Casagrande Heather H. Faubert Affiliations: URI, Kingston, RI, USA Lily leaf beetle, Lilioceris lilii (Chrysomelidae) (Figs. 1-3), is native to Eurasia and first found in the in Boston, MA in 1992. This serious pest of native and cultivated lilies (Liliaceae) is currently distributed throughout much of New England. We surveyed for parasitoids of L. lilli in from 1996 - 1998. Tetrastichus setifer Thomson was the most abundant parasitoid reared from L. lilii larvae collected during this survey. Lily leaf beetle parasitoids were released in RI and MA in 2001and 2002. From 2003-2006, with cooperators in other New England states, we released parasitoids in NH and ME as well as additional release sites in RI and MA.View Poster
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