Spruce Budworm

Spruce Budworm

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Spruce budworms and relatives are a group of closely related insects in the genus Choristoneura. Most are serious pests of conifers. There are nearly forty Choristoneura species, and even more subspecies, or forms, with a complexity of variation among populations found throughout much of the United States and Canada, and about again this number in Eurasia.

Read more about Spruce Budworm:  Species, Western Spruce Budworm, Eastern Spruce Budworm, Controls, Appearances in The Media

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