Influence of intra-tree variation in phenology and oviposition site on the distribution and performance of Ennomos subsignaria on mature sycamore maple

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 394-405

  Fry, Heidi R C ^a   Quiring, Dan T ^a   Ryall, Krista L ^a,b   Dixon, Peggy L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elm spanworm; Ennomos subsignaria; Intra tree distribution; Intra tree heterogeneity; Phenology; Sycamore maple

Indexed keywords

BUDBURST; FIELD SURVEY; HERBIVORE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INSECT; NATURAL ENEMY; OVIPOSITION; PARASITOID; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHENOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL;

ACER; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; ENNOMOS SUBSIGNARIA; HEXAPODA; ULMUS;

EID: 65649096622     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01091.x     Document Type: Article

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