Abstract
My purpose is to provide background information on the spruce budworms and point out some insect-host interaction relationships that have been noted by others. These and other interactions will be discussed in more detail in the papers that follow.
Parent Publication
Citation
Talerico, Robert L. 1983. Summary of life history and hosts of the spruce budworm. In: Talerico, Robert L.; Montgomery, Michael, tech. Coords. Proceedings, forest defoliator--host interactions: A comparison between gypsy moth and spruce budworms; 1983 April 5-7; New Haven, CT. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-85. Broomall, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experimental Station: 1-4.