Feeding behaviour of the first-instar Choristoneura fumiferana and Choristoneura pinus pinus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-84

  Retnakaran, A ^a   Tomkins, W L ^a   Primavera, M J ^a   Palli, S R ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INVERTEBRATE;

ABIES BALSAMEA; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CHORISTONEURA PINUS; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; PICEA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0032978751     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent13179-1     Document Type: Article

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