Ronald J. PriestMichigan State University | MSU · Department of Entomology
Ronald J. Priest
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Three new species of leaf-mining Gelechiidae are described: Xenolechia ceanothiae Priest, whose larvae feed on Ceanothus americanus L. (Rhamnaceae); Gnorimoschema shepherdiae Priest, on Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. (Elaeagnaceae); and Scrobipalpula manierreorum Priest, on Eunjbia (Aster) macrophylla (L.) Cassini (Asteraceae). Their leaf mines w...
A stand of Cacalia atriplicifolia was surveyed for seven years in Clare County, Michigan, to determine leaf mining species present, mine characteristics, parasitoids, and seasonal occurrence. Three species were recovered: Trypeta flaveola Coquillett (Diptera: Tephritidae), Phyllocnistis insignis (Frey & Boll) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), and Dich...
The northern lower peninsula of Michigan was heavily defoliated by gypsy moth in 1991 and 1992 despite being in a climate considered marginal for gypsy moth. We investigated the impact of extreme cold events on egg hatch by collecting egg masses from counties in Michigan with active gypsy moth populations in 1994 and 1996, the 2 coldest winters in...
