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. 1981 Mar;7(2):391-402.
doi: 10.1007/BF00995761.

Feeding preferences of spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana Clem.) larvae to some host-plant chemicals

P J Albert  1 , P A Jerrett
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Feeding preferences of spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana Clem.) larvae to some host-plant chemicals

P J Albert et al. J Chem Ecol. 1981 Mar.

Abstract

Single-choice and three-choice tests were used to determine the relative importance of host-plant chemical extracts in eliciting feeding by spruce bud worm larvae. Water-soluble components of the host trees are the most important and, of these, the sugar and glycoside fractions are the most stimulating. The amino acid and organic base fractions have no apparent effect. The organic acid fractions deter feeding slightly.

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