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CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA [1 record]

Record 1 2016-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Plant Diseases
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A caterpillar that is the larva of the tortricid moth (Choristoneura fumiferana) and feeds on the needles of the terminal shoots of spruce, balsam fir and other evergreen trees in the northern U.S. and in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Maladies des plantes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

tordeuse des bourgeons : Chenille de certains lépidoptères Tortricidae, qui se nourrit des bourgeons de l'épinette (Choristoneura fumiferana) et la tordeuse à tête noire de l'épinette (Acleris variana) qui sont toutes deux de dangereuses défoliatrices des forêts en Amérique du Nord.

Spanish

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