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The Interaction of the Spruce Budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.), and the Parasite Apanteles fumiferanae Vier.1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

C. A. Miller
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In the late 1940's significant increases in the population of the spruce budworm, worm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.), occurred in northern New Brunswick and culminated in a severe outbreak of this major forest pest. The outbreak has been the subject of intensive investigations dealing with emergency chemical control operations (Webb, 1956) and with a long-term study of the population dynamics of the budworm. The latter program, called the Green River Project, is located on the Green River Watershed in northwestern New Brunswick. Its objectives, the co-operating agencies involved, the mortality factors being studied, and methodology have been discussed elsewhere by Morris et al. (1956), Morris (1951), Morris and Miller (1954), and Morris (1955).

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 91 , Issue 8 , August 1959 , pp. 457 - 477
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1959

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