Host Preferences of the Gypsy Moth in Eastern North American versus European Forests. Lechowicz, M. J. & Mauffette, Y. 31(1-2):43–51.
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The host preferences reported for gypsy month, Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), are compiled and compared for temperate zone forests in Europe versus eastern North America. Species of Larix, Salix, Populus, Betula, Alnus, Ostrya, Fagus, Quercus, Castanea, Amelanchier, Crataegus, Prunus, Sorbus, Malus, and Tilia are clearly preferred by gypsy moth larvae in both Europe and North America. North American species of Carya, Sassafras, Hamamelis, Rhus, and Nyssa are acceptable but species of Maclura, Morus, Liriodendron, Platanus, Gleditsia, Robinia, Gymmocladus, Ilex, Diospyros, and Catalpa are avoided. Gypsy moth responses to trees in many other genera, including Pinus, Abies, Picea, Juniperus, Acer, Juglans, Fraxinus, Carpinus, Celtis, Cornus, Ulmus, and Thuja, vary from preferred to avoided. The overall pattern of host preferences shows that host selection does not depend on the phylogenetic relationships between tree species. Aspects of foliage quality and the timing of eclosion relative to leaf emergence on different hosts appear more likely to account for observed host preferences.
@article{lechowiczHostPreferencesGypsy1986,
  title = {Host Preferences of the Gypsy Moth in Eastern {{North American}} versus {{European}} Forests},
  author = {Lechowicz, M. J. and Mauffette, Y.},
  date = {1986},
  journaltitle = {Revue d'Entomologie du Quebec},
  volume = {31},
  pages = {43--51},
  issn = {0825-1215},
  url = {http://mfkp.org/INRMM/article/13778822},
  abstract = {The host preferences reported for gypsy month, Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), are compiled and compared for temperate zone forests in Europe versus eastern North America. Species of Larix, Salix, Populus, Betula, Alnus, Ostrya, Fagus, Quercus, Castanea, Amelanchier, Crataegus, Prunus, Sorbus, Malus, and Tilia are clearly preferred by gypsy moth larvae in both Europe and North America. North American species of Carya, Sassafras, Hamamelis, Rhus, and Nyssa are acceptable but species of Maclura, Morus, Liriodendron, Platanus, Gleditsia, Robinia, Gymmocladus, Ilex, Diospyros, and Catalpa are avoided. Gypsy moth responses to trees in many other genera, including Pinus, Abies, Picea, Juniperus, Acer, Juglans, Fraxinus, Carpinus, Celtis, Cornus, Ulmus, and Thuja, vary from preferred to avoided. The overall pattern of host preferences shows that host selection does not depend on the phylogenetic relationships between tree species. Aspects of foliage quality and the timing of eclosion relative to leaf emergence on different hosts appear more likely to account for observed host preferences.},
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