Parasites ofColeophora laricella larvae in newfoundland [Lep.: Coleophoridae]

A total of 15 species of parasites have been reared from the larch casebearerColeophora laricella (Hübner), in Newfoundland, but only 2 species,Agathis pumila (Ratzeburg) andChrysocharis laricinellae (Ratzeburg), are common. Both of these species had been introduced in the late 1940's for the biological control of the casebearer. The chalcid,C. laricinellae, was the more common parasite till the early 1970's, but since then the braconid,A. pumila, has become the most dominant, parasitizing up to 80% of the host larvae. It appears thatA. pumila is the most promising biological control agent present in Newfoundland.