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Oviposition behavior in spruce budwormChoristoneura fumiferana (Clem.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

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Epicuticular waxes of balsam fir, Abies balsamea,act as oviposition stimulants for fertilized females of the eastern spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana(Clem.). Those same waxes do not stimulate unfertilized females, nor do the latter respond to nonchemical cues such as leaf texture, shape, etc. Ablation experiments suggest that the chemoreceptors responsible for the perception of waxes are located on the proboscis.

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  1. Department of Biology, Concordia University, 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd W., H3G 1M8, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    M. -P. Rivet & P. J. Albert

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Rivet, M.P., Albert, P.J. Oviposition behavior in spruce budwormChoristoneura fumiferana (Clem.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). J Insect Behav 3, 395–400 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01052116

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