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Neodiprion pinetum
Summary
| Resource Type | Organism |
|---|---|
| Genus | Neodiprion |
| Species | pinetum |
| Common Name | white pine sawfly |
| Description | Neodiprion pinetum is a species of sawfly in the family Diprionidae. It is commonly known as the white pine sawfly, a name sometimes also applied to Diprion similis, because the larvae of both species feed on the needles of the white pine (Pinus strobus). The adult N. pinetum is a broad-bodied insect with membranous wings. Females have a saw-like ovipositor at the tip of the abdomen and are larger than males. The larvae have black heads and are creamy-coloured or yellowish, with four longitudinal rows of black spots. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neodiprion_pinetum This genome project is part of the Ag100Pest project (http://i5k.github.io/ag100pest). |
| Publication | Childers AK, Geib SM, Sim SB, Poelchau MF, Coates BS, Simmonds TJ, Scully ED, Smith TPL, Childers CP, Corpuz RL, Hackett K, Scheffler B. The USDA-ARS Ag100Pest Initiative: High-Quality Genome Assemblies for Agricultural Pest Arthropod Research.. Insects. 2021 Jul 09; 12(7). |
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| Image Credit | "white pine sawfly, Neodiprion pinetum (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) -1510038 by USDA Forest Service - Region 8 - Southern, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License |