Egg hatch of forest tent caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) on two preferred host species

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 790-797

  Gray, David R ^a   Ostaff, Don P ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; DECIDUOUS TREE; EGG; FITNESS; HATCHING; HERBIVORE; OVIPOSITION; PHENOLOGY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SURVIVAL; SYNCHRONY;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK;

LASIOCAMPIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA; POPULUS; POPULUS GRANDIDENTATA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SALICACEAE;

EID: 84871378158     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/tce.2012.73     Document Type: Article

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