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TORDEUSE POUSSES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spruce bud moth
1, record 1, English, spruce%20bud%20moth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An olethreutid moth (Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana) the larva of which feeds on spruce buds in northern U.S. and in Canada. 2, record 1, English, - spruce%20bud%20moth
Record 1, Key term(s)
- spruce budmoth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tordeuse de l'épinette
1, record 1, French, tordeuse%20de%20l%27%C3%A9pinette
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tordeuse des pousses de l'épinette 2, record 1, French, tordeuse%20des%20pousses%20de%20l%27%C3%A9pinette
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tordeuse des pousses. Larve de petits lépidoptères appartenant à la famille des Olethreutidae, qui creuse des galeries à la base des aiguilles, des bourgeons terminaux et des jeunes rameaux des jeunes pins(par ex. la tordeuse des pousses du pin(Rhyacionia buoliana]. 3, record 1, French, - tordeuse%20de%20l%27%C3%A9pinette
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Expression en vedette proposée par analogie avec la formation du terme tordeuse des pousses du pin. 2, record 1, French, - tordeuse%20de%20l%27%C3%A9pinette
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- black-headed budworm
1, record 2, English, black%2Dheaded%20budworm
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The bright green brownish headed (black when young) larva of a small variably marked grayish moth (Acleris variana) that is a serious pest of hemlock, spruce, and fir throughout much of the northern U.S. and Canada feeding on the new foliage and webbing into mats. 1, record 2, English, - black%2Dheaded%20budworm
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tordeuse à tête noire de l'épinette
1, record 2, French, tordeuse%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%AAte%20noire%20de%20l%27%C3%A9pinette
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tordeuse des bourgeons : Chenille de certains lépidoptères Tortricadae, qui se nourrit de bourgeons et jeunes pousses, par ex. la tordeuse 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 Am. du N. 1, record 2, French, - tordeuse%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%AAte%20noire%20de%20l%27%C3%A9pinette
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-01-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- budworm
1, record 3, English, budworm
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A larval moth that feeds on the buds of plants. 1, record 3, English, - budworm
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tordeuse des bourgeons
1, record 3, French, tordeuse%20des%20bourgeons
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chenille de certains lépidoptères Tortricidae, qui se nourrit de bourgeons et jeunes pousses, par ex. la tordeuse 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 Am. du N. 1, record 3, French, - tordeuse%20des%20bourgeons
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Zoología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- oruga de las yemas
1, record 3, Spanish, oruga%20de%20las%20yemas
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-07-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- posthorn deformation 1, record 4, English, posthorn%20deformation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The most noticeable injury caused by the (european shoot moth) occurs when only one side of the main shoot is damaged and continued growth forms a posthorn or crook. 2, record 4, English, - posthorn%20deformation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- déformation en baïonnette
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9formation%20en%20ba%C3%AFonnette
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Perce-pousse européen ou tordeuse des pousses du pin, Rhyacionia buoliana. Pousse terminale brisée à la base, puis redressement et lignification sous forme typique dite «en baïonnette». 2, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9formation%20en%20ba%C3%AFonnette
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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