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Nutritional indices for larch sawfly,Pristiphora erichsonii (Hartig), larvae fed single and tufted needles of fourLarix spp. are reported. Larvae offered only single needles ofL. lancina, L. russica, andL. decidua had lower relative growth rates than larvae fed tufted needles of the same species. There was no significant reduction in larval growth for larvae fedL. kaempferi single needles as compared to tufted needles. Abietic acid-treated foliage reduced consumption but did not lower relative growth rate. These findings are discussed with respect to the mechanism of preferential feeding of the larch sawfly and current hypotheses of host plant herbivore interaction.
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Research supported by the School of Natural Resources, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin—Madison under a grant from the McIntire-Stennis Program, Project 2243.
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Wagner, M.R., Benjamin, D.M. Allelochemics and nutritional indices for larch sawfly,Pristiphora erichsonii (Hartig): A specialist feeding onLarix spp.. J Chem Ecol 7, 165–174 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988644
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