Protection of Urban Forests Through the Use of Insect Diseases

Article Figures & Data

Insect	Host plant	Bacillus Thuringiensis	Virus	Microsporidia
LEPIDOPTERA
Spruce budworm	fir, spruce	+ + +	+	+
Fall webworm	maple, oak, elm, etc.	+ + +	+ +	+
European skipper	prairies, lawn	+ + +	+ + +
Tent caterpillars	aspen, choke cherry	+ + +	+ +	+
Spruce spanworm	maple, elm	+ + +	+ + +
Hemlock looper	fir	+ + +	+	+ +
Linden looper	linden	+ + +	+ + +	+
Gypsy moth	oak	+ + +	+ +
Ugly nest caterpillar	choke cherry	+ + +	+	+
Large aspen tortrix	aspen	+ + +	+	+
Tussock moths	elm, fir	+ + +	+ +
HYMENOPTERA
Jack-Pine sawfly	jack pine	-	+ + +	+
Red-headed pine sawfly	eastern white pine	-	+ + +	+
Larch sawfly	larch	-		+ +
European spruce sawfly	spruce	-	+ + +	+
Yellow-headed spruce sawfly	spruce	-		+
Balsam-fir sawfly	fir	-	+ + +	+
Mountain ash sawfly		-	+ +	+
Poplar sawfly		-	+ +	+
Striped alder sawfly		-	+ +	+