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Variation in the suitability of tree species for the gypsy moth

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Abstract

Lymantria dispar L. is a polyphagous defoliator that feeds on a variety of trees and shrubs. These hosts vary considerably in their nutritional value for the gypsy moth. Classifications patterned after that of Mosher (1915) are used to group potential hosts into categories that correspond to suitable, marginal, and inadequate. Within species differences in suitability also exist. The role of spatial factors (site effects) and temporal factors (establishment phenology) on the variability of host suitability is examined.

Parent Publication

Citation

Montgomery, Michael E. 1991. Variation in the suitability of tree species for the gypsy moth. IN: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Twery, Mark J.; Smith, Shirley I., eds. Proceedings, U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency gypsy moth research review 1990; East Windsor, CT. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-146. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 1-13.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/4204