The Canadian Entomologist · 1944 · 19 citations · 1 references
Life SciencesEcologyEntomologyForest EntomologyInsect BehaviorInsect EcologyBeetle BiologyForest Insect BehaviorForest Insect BiodiversityForest Insect Natural EnemiesForest Insect PestsForest Insect-tree InteractionsBark Beetle InvasionsBark BeetlesForest PestsLarval Feeding PhysiologyNatural Enemy InteractionsPredatory BeetlesSaproxylic InsectsSpruce Budworm Dynamics
The spruce budworm Cacoecia fumiferana Clem. is a tortricid moth which periodically appears in vast numbers in the spruce-balsam forests of Canada and the northern United States. When these outbreaks occur, the balsam fir is often killed over areas totalling thousands of square miles. Therefore, this insect has conle to be regarded as one of the most serious enemies of pulpwood forests and has attracted a good deal of attention from forest entomologists.
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THE SPRUCE BUDWORM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
W. G. Mathers · The Forestry Chronicle · 1932 · 19 citations · Full text