The North Central Region has a clearwing borer guide. A Guide to the Clearwing Borers of the North Central United States 1991. W.H. Taft, D. Smitley and J.W. Snow. North Central Regional Extension Publication NCR-394. Michigan State University Bulletin Office, 30 pages. This guide includes a brief intro to the group and pictures descriptions and a list of hosts of the clearwing borers in the Central US. There is also a lengthy discussion of pheromone blends that attract these moths. I have always found it useful when trying the figure out just what all the wasp mimics in my clearwing borer trap are
It can be ordered from the MSU Bulletin office. http://web2.msue.msu.edu/bulletins/intro.cfm On checking the publication I see it was updated in 2004 and is now 36 pages A direct link to the publication info is below http://web2.msue.msu.edu/bulletins/viewitem.cfm?INVKEY=NCR394 ----------------------------------------- Mark Longstroth SW Michigan District Fruit Educator Van Buren County MSU Extension 801 Hazen Street, Suite A Paw Paw, MI 49079 Bus (269) 657-7745 Fax (269) 657-6678 Email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check Out My Webpages http://web1.msue.msu.edu/vanburen/disthort.htm ----------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter W. Shearer Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 12:13 PM To: Apple-Crop Subject: Apple-Crop: peach borer info Hi Rick, Happy new year: Please find the reference to that Sesiidae identification guide I spoke about at the National ESA meeting. Thomas D. Eichlin & W. Donald Duckworth. 1988. Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 5.1. Sesioidea, Sesiidae. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. Washington. A link to the Wedgewood Entomological Research Foundation is: http://www.wedgefoundation.org/ See you in Ohio soon. Regards, Peter Dr. Peter W. Shearer Extension Specialist in Tree Fruit Entomology Rutgers University Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center 121 Northville Road Bridgeton, NJ 08302-5919 (856) 455-3100 ext. 4110 (856) 455-3133 fax
