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A METHOD FOR REARING THE LARVAL STAGES OF THE EASTERN SPRUCE BUDWORM, CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA CLEMENS (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE), FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Hemendra Mulye  and
Roger Gordon
Hemendra Mulye
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1B 3X9
Roger Gordon
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1B 3X9
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The eastern spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana Clemens, is the most widely distributed and destructive forest insect pest in North America. Although much is known about the ecology, population dynamics, and impact of C. fumiferana on tree growth (Sanders et al. 1985), there is very little information available on the physiology of this forest pest. Physiological studies are crucial to the development of novel strategies for spruce budworm control.

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Research Article
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 122 , Issue 6 , December 1990 , pp. 1271 - 1272
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1990

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