Impacts of natural enemies and stand characteristics on cocoon mortality of the pine sawfly Diprion pini in a Fennoscandian boreal forest

We investigated the impact of natural enemies on the cocoon mortality of the common pine sawfly ( L.) during a six-year period in eastern Finland. The enemies were classified into parasitoids (insect families Chalcidoidea, Ichneumonidae, and Tachinidae), and predators (birds, small mammals, and inse...

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Main Authors: Minna Blomqvist, Päivi Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa, Tuula Kantola, Maiju Kosunen, Mervi Talvitie, Markus Holopainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 2016-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/1615