FORESTRY
GENERAL FORESTRY
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Question
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larval
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egg
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pupal
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adult
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Detailed explanation-1: -The larva or caterpillar is the damaging stage as it eats the leavesof trees in the spring. They can consume tremendous amounts of leafmaterial. For example, Gypsy moth larvae can consume as much asone square foot of leaves per day. As a result, they produce a largeamount of fecal (frass) material.
Detailed explanation-2: -The gypsy moth caterpillar disrupts people’s lives, alters ecosystems, and destroys the beauty of woodlands by feeding on the foliage of trees, shrubs, and other plants.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although these nocturnal noshers find almost any tree to their liking, they prefer to feed on deciduous hardwoods like oak, elm, and maple. Willow, birch, and apple are also favorable for their feasts. Hardwoods, especially oaks, can’t survive consecutive seasons of infestations.