[NatureNS] re Viburnum Leaf Beetle? in Wolfville

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From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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Thanks for images, Chris.  I meant to say that we have neither seen nor
collected any ADULTS for your collection, but now you have me wondering if
the dark beetle larvae seen earlier belong to some other species?  The
leaves in question have lots of holes in them, and the remaining leaf tissu=
e
is on the sides of the major veins -- does that sound right for the Viburnu=
m
Leaf Beetle?  Jim
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From: c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:41:43 -0300
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Cc: Melanie Priesnitz <melanie.priesnitz@acadiau.ca>, Nicole Oliver
<063619o@acadiau.ca>, Jim Wolford <jwolford@eastlink.ca>, Peter Romkey
<peter.romkey@acadiau.ca>, Ruth Newell <ruth.newell@acadiau.ca>, Jean Timpa
<jtimpa@ns.sympatico.ca>, Marian Munro <ZinckMC@gov.ns.ca>, Dave
McCorquodale <david_mccorquodale@capebretonu.ca>, Dick Rogers
<drogers@wildwoodlabs.com>, Todd Smith <todd.smith@acadiau.ca>, Stephanie
Robertson <sdhaythorn@ns.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Eastern Wood Peewee and Viburnum Leaf Beetle

Hi Jim,

On 22-Aug-07, at 9:23 PM, Jim Wolford wrote:

 Thanks, Chris! =A0In the Irving Botanical Gardens in Wolfville we saw
blackish larvae of presumably the same beetle on the partly devoured leaves
of highbush cranberry earlier in the season, and I have seen moderate
amounts of defoliation there in two different places (one in Gardens, other
along adjoining Acadia Woodland Trails), but as far as I know, we have not
yet seen nor collected any for the Museum collection.

The larvae are actually a pale color with many small black dots on them:

http://www.zin.ru/ANIMALIA/COLEOPTERA/images/foto/pyrhalvr.jpg

Look for adults on the leaves:

http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/European%20Chrysomelidae/Iconography/P=
y
rrhalta%20viburni.jpg

If you find some the Museum would be happy to have some specimens since at
the moment there are no records from Kings County and I'm very interested i=
n
documenting the extent of this species distribution in the region.

All the best!

Chris



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Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History

1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada=A0 B3H 3A6

(902) 424-6435 =A0 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>

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Thanks for images, Chris. &nbsp;I meant to say that we have neither seen no=
r collected any ADULTS for your collection, but now you have me wondering if=
 the dark beetle larvae seen earlier belong to some other species? &nbsp;The=
 leaves in question have lots of holes in them, and the remaining leaf tissu=
e is on the sides of the major veins -- does that sound right for the Viburn=
um Leaf Beetle? &nbsp;Jim<BR>
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<B>From: </B>c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>
<B>Reply-To: </B>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>
<B>Date: </B>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:41:43 -0300<BR>
<B>To: </B>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>
<B>Cc: </B>Melanie Priesnitz &lt;melanie.priesnitz@acadiau.ca&gt;, Nicole O=
liver &lt;063619o@acadiau.ca&gt;, Jim Wolford &lt;jwolford@eastlink.ca&gt;, =
Peter Romkey &lt;peter.romkey@acadiau.ca&gt;, Ruth Newell &lt;ruth.newell@ac=
adiau.ca&gt;, Jean Timpa &lt;jtimpa@ns.sympatico.ca&gt;, Marian Munro &lt;Zi=
nckMC@gov.ns.ca&gt;, Dave McCorquodale &lt;david_mccorquodale@capebretonu.ca=
&gt;, Dick Rogers &lt;drogers@wildwoodlabs.com&gt;, Todd Smith &lt;todd.smit=
h@acadiau.ca&gt;, Stephanie Robertson &lt;sdhaythorn@ns.sympatico.ca&gt;<BR>
<B>Subject: </B>Re: [NatureNS] Eastern Wood Peewee and Viburnum Leaf Beetle=
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Hi Jim,<BR>
<BR>
On 22-Aug-07, at 9:23 PM, Jim Wolford wrote:<BR>
<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE> Thanks, Chris! =A0In the Irving Botanical Gardens in Wolfville w=
e saw blackish larvae of presumably the same beetle on the partly devoured l=
eaves of highbush cranberry earlier in the season, and I have seen moderate =
amounts of defoliation there in two different places (one in Gardens, other =
along adjoining Acadia Woodland Trails), but as far as I know, we have not y=
et seen nor collected any for the Museum collection.<BR>
</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
The larvae are actually a pale color with many small black dots on them:<BR=
>
<BR>
http://www.zin.ru/ANIMALIA/COLEOPTERA/images/foto/pyrhalvr.jpg<BR>
<BR>
Look for adults on the leaves:<BR>
<BR>
http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/European%20Chrysomelidae/Iconography/P=
yrrhalta%20viburni.jpg<BR>
<BR>
If you find some the Museum would be happy to have some specimens since at =
the moment there are no records from Kings County and I'm very interested in=
 documenting the extent of this species distribution in the region.<BR>
<BR>
All the best!<BR>
<BR>
Chris<BR>
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