LACANOBIA SUBJUNCTA (LEPIDOPTERA : NOCTUIDAE) ON TREE FRUITS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

.—Larvae of the noctuid moth Lacanobia subjuncta (Grote & Robinson) were collected on commercial apple trees, as well as pear and plum trees, in central Washington and north central Oregon, during June to September 1996. Larvae were reared to adult on foliage of the tree species on which they were collected. Adult moths were captured in molasses-baited traps placed in apple orchards, primarily from mid May to early June and again in August 1996 near Yakima, Washington. In the laboratory, L. subjuncta were successfully reared from egg to adult on several herbaceous weed species common in local tree fruit orchards. Multiple generations were successfully reared from egg to adult on apple seedlings grown in a greenhouse.