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Impact of Host Tree on Forest Tent Caterpillar Performance and Offspring Overwintering Mortality by Trudeau, M, Mauffette, Y, Rochefort, S, Han, E, Bauce, E

“…One of the most damaging insect pests in deciduous forests of North America is the forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner. It can feed on a…”
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Seasonal variation in biomass and carbohydrate partitioning of understory sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) seedlings by Gaucher, C, Gougeon, S, Mauffette, Y, Messier, C

“…We investigated seasonal patterns of biomass and carbohydrate partitioning in relation to shoot growth phenology in two age classes of sugar maple (Acer…”
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Temperature and food quality effects on growth, consumption and post-ingestive utilization efficiencies of the forest tent caterpillar Malacosoma disstria (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) by Levesque, K R, Levesque, K R, Fortin, M, Mauffette, Y

“…Temperature and food quality can both influence growth rates, consumption rates, utilization efficiencies and developmental time of herbivorous insects…”
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Forest edge effects on the biological performance of the forest tent caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) in sugar maple stands by Fortin, M, Mauffette, Y

“…Fragmentation of forests has considerably increased the amount of edge habitats. This edge effect could have a direct influence on the dynamics of forest…”
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Developmental, gustatory, and behavioral responses of leafroller larvae, Choristoneura rosaceana, to tannic acid and glucose by PANZUTO, M, MAUFFETTE, Y, ALBERT, P. J

“…Soluble sugars are essential nutrients generally perceived as phagostimulants to most insects studied. However, tannins are known as digestibility reducers,…”
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Variation in the Susceptibility of the Forest Tent Caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis variety kurstaki HD-1: Effect of the Host Plant by Kouassi, K. C., Lorenzetti, F., Guertin, C., Cabana, J., Mauffette, Y.

“…Host-mediated effect on the efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner against larvae of the forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner, was…”
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Elevated CO2 does not provide protection against ozone considering the activity of several antioxidant enzymes in the leaves of sugar maple by NIEWIADOMSKA, E, GAUCHER-VEILLEUX, C, CHEVRIER, N, MAUFFETTE, Y, DIZENGREMEL, P

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Perception of aspen and sun/shade sugar maple leaf soluble extracts by larvae of Malacosoma disstria by PANZUTO, M, LORENZETTI, F, MAUFFETTE, Y, ALBERT, P. J

“…We investigated the behavioral feeding preference and the chemoreception of leaf polar extracts from trembling aspen, Populus tremuloides, and from sun and…”
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Effects of Entomopathogenic Hyphomycetes against the Larger Grain Borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), and Its Predator, Teretriosoma nigrescens Lewis (Coleoptera: Histeridae) by Bourassa, C, Vincent, C, Lomer, C.J, Borgemeister, C, Mauffette, Y

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Effects of ozone on yield, growth, and root starch concentrations of two alfalfa ( Medicago sativ A L.) cultivars by Renaud, J.P., Allard, G., Mauffette, Y.

“…Ozone (O 3) is considered to be a major air pollutant that affects the yield of several sensitive crop species. Its concentration may reach phytotoxic levels…”
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Germination responses of northern red maple (Acer rubrum) populations by Tremblay, M.F. (Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.), Mauffette, Y, Bergeron, Y

“…Samaras of red maple (Acer rubrum L.) were collected at six locations at the northern edge of its distribution. Two populations from southern Quebec, in the…”
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Egg cannibalism by Coleomegilla maculata lengi neonates: preference even in the presence of essential prey by Gagné, Isabelle, Coderre, Daniel, Mauffette, Yves

“…Abstract 1. Egg cannibalism among coccinellids has been reported widely, however reasons why this type of behaviour is observed so frequently have been…”
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Residual toxicity of two insecticides on three field populations of Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae) collected along the St Lawrence valley in eastern Canada by Fleury, D, Bostanian, N.J, Mauffette, Y, Vincent, C

“…Insecticides are still the single main pest control method employed today by most growers to mitigate damage done by the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris…”
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The potential effects of sexual reproduction and seedling recruitment on the maintenance of red maple (Acer rubrum L.) populations at the northern limit of the species range by Tremblay, M. Francine, Bergeron, Yves, Lalonde, Danielle, Mauffette, Yves

“…Aim For this study, we wanted to evaluate the reproductive potential of northern red maple (Acer rubrum L.) populations to identify the possible factors…”
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The impact of elevated ozone and carbon dioxide on young Acer saccharum seedlings by Gaucher, Catherine, Costanzo, Nadine, Afif, Dany, Mauffette, Yves, Chevrier, Normand, Dizengremel, Pierre

“…The effects of high O3 (200 nl l−1 during the light period) and high CO2 (650 μl l−1 CO2, 24 h a day) alone and in combination were studied on 45‐day‐old sugar…”
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Activity of Lygus lineolaris (Heteroptera: Miridae) adults monitored around the periphery and inside a commercial vineyard by Dominique FLEURY, Yves MAUFFETTE, Steve METHOT, Charles VINCENT

“…The tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Heteroptera: Miridae), is a highly polyphagous pest that feeds on a broad range of economically important crops in…”
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Light requirements of seedlings: a method for selecting tropical trees for plantation forestry by Davidson, Robert, Mauffette, Yves, Gagnon, Daniel

“…A greenhouse experiment was conducted on seedlings of three native trees from the Ecuadorian Amazon: Pollalesta discolor, Inga densiflora, and Platymiscium…”
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The Arthropod Fauna of Quebec Vineyards with Particular Reference to Phytophagous Arthropods by Bostanian, Noubar J., Vincent, Charles, Goulet, Henri, Lesage, Laurent, Lasnier, Jacques, Bellemare, Julie, Mauffette, Yves

“…A 3-yr study using different sampling and trapping techniques showed that the arthropod pest fauna in two commercial vineyards in southwestern Quebec was…”
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The Arthropod Fauna of Quebec Vineyards with Particular Reference to Phytophagous Arthropods by Bostanian, N J, Vincent, C, Goulet, H, Lesage, L, Lasnier, J, Bellemare, J, Mauffette, Y

“…A 3-yr study using different sampling and trapping techniques showed that the arthropod pest fauna in two commercial vineyards in southwestern Quebec was…”
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Lepidopteran communities in temperate deciduous forests affected by forest decline by Martel, J, Mauffette, Y

“…We surveyed immature lepidopteran communities in maple forests with varying degrees of forest decline over three consecutive growing seasons (June, July and…”
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