Great Basin Naturalist
Abstract
Dissection and rearing studies of second-year cones disclosed six species of insects associated with the seeds and cones of singleleaf pinyon pine during the spring and summer of 1976. Those most commonly encountered were: Dioryctria sp. probably albovittella Hulst, Conophthorus monophyllae Hopkins, and Pineus coloradensis Gillette. The three remaining species were of lesser importance. These included the gall midge, Asynapta sp., a minor cone pest and two parasites, one of C. monophyllae, Acerocephala atroviolacea Crawford, and an unidentified parasite of Dioryctria, of the family Ichneumonidae.
Dioryctria sp. probably albovittella was regarded as the major insect destroying cones and seeds of P. monophylla in this study. During the growing season it attained a maximum level of 29% infestation. Conophthorus monophyllae occurred less frequently in this study, but probably has a higher potential for destruction in years of poor cone crops or high cone beetle populations. Pineus coloradensis caused negligible damage to seeds and cones, but was encountered frequently. Early in the growing season it infested a maximum of 38% of the cones.
Recommended Citation
Jenkins, Michael J.
(1984)
"Seed and cone insects associated with Pinus monophylla in the Raft River Mountains, Utah,"
Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 44:
No.
2, Article 18.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol44/iss2/18