Pine Siskin Preys on Egg Masses of the Spruce Budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Problem Addressed: Spruce budworm
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Document bird predation on budworm eggs.
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- Jennings, Daniel T.
University of Maine - Crawford, Hewlette S.
University of Maine
During preoutbreak periods before spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens), populations reach epidemic levels, birds can play an important role in regulating budworm abundance (Gage and Miller 1978). All life stages of the spruce budworm are subject to predation by birds, but documentation of predation on budworm eggs is sparse (Hope 1945).
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