Bud moth

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(Zool.) a lepidopterous insect of several species, which destroys the buds of fruit trees; esp. Tmetocera ocellana and Eccopsis malana on the apple tree.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Previously, moth catches of the eye-spotted bud moth, Spilonota ocellana (Denis & Schiffermuller) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with acetic acid and phenylacetonitrile had been reported to be increased significantly (> 4X greater) when added to the sex pheromone lure (El-Sayed et al.
Evaluating the use of phenylacetonitrile plus acetic acid to monitor Pandemis pyrusana and Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple
The three insects studied were a defoliator, the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.); a defoliator/stem feeder, the spruce bud moth, Zeiraphera canadensis (Mut.
In the field, bud moth females lay more eggs on heavily exploited trees (Quiring and Butterworth 1994), further supporting this hypothesis.
Why does early-season herbivory affect subsequent budburst?
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