Length of western tent caterpillar egg masses and diameter of their associated stems

Authors

J. M. Schmid, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colorado
P. A. Farrar, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colorado
I. Ragenovich, USDA Forest Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Abstract

Stems bearing egg masses of the western tent caterpillar (Malacosoma californicum), collected in Arizona and northern New Mexico during 1977–1980, had mean diameters between 2.9 and 4 mm. Mean lengths of the egg masses were consistently between 11 and 14 mm.

Recommended Citation

Schmid, J. M.; Farrar, P. A.; and Ragenovich, I. (1981) "Length of western tent caterpillar egg masses and diameter of their associated stems," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 41: No. 4, Article 14.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol41/iss4/14