Mass Transport of Forest Tent Caterpillar Moths, Malacosoma disstria Hübner, by a Cold Front
- 1 October 1965
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 97 (10) , 1073-1075
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent971073-10
Abstract
On 12–13 July 1964, forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner, adults were carried southward from an outbreak in the forested area of central Alberta for at least 300 miles by the turbulent air associated with a cold front. Details of the area of dispersal and the weather system responsible are given.Keywords
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