How does synchrony with host plant affect the performance of an outbreaking insect defoliator?
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DOI: 10.1007/s00442-017-3914-4
Abstract: Phenological mismatch has been proposed as a key mechanism by which climate change can increase the severity of insect outbreaks. Spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) is a serious defoliator of North American conifers that feeds on… read more here.
Keywords: budworm; host plant; host; phenology ... See more keywords
Western spruce budworm effects on throughfall N, P, and C fluxes and soil nutrient status in the Pacific Northwest
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DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2018-0523
Abstract: Western spruce budworm (Choristoneura freemani Razowski, 2008) is the most widely distributed insect herbivore in western North American coniferous forests. By partially or completely defoliating tree crowns, budworms influence fluxes of water, nutrients, and organic… read more here.
Keywords: effects throughfall; budworm; soil; spruce budworm ... See more keywords
A Foliar Endophyte of White Spruce Reduces Survival of the Eastern Spruce Budworm and Tree Defoliation
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DOI: 10.3390/f11060659
Abstract: Wild eastern spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana Clemens) were reared on white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) trees, half of which had been previously inoculated with a native endophytic fungus, Phialocephala scopiformis DAOM 229536 Kowalski and… read more here.
Keywords: white spruce; defoliation; budworm; spruce budworm ... See more keywords