Alien invasive insects such as gypsy moth, hemlock woolly adelgid, and emerald ash borer
continue to disturb the mixed deciduous and hemlock forests of eastern North America by …

The introduction and successful establishment of nonnative species poses a significant
threat to the function and structure of native ecosystems and biodiversity. Forest ecosystems …

Populations of migrant birds are affected by natural changes in weather, climate, and
habitat, including those brought about by unpredictable events like drought, floods, fire, and …

Effects of diflubenzuron (a chitin-synthesis inhibiting insecticide) application on diets of
forest birds were evaluated in eastern West Virginia in 1986. Nine species of songbirds were …

Gypsy moth outbreaks cause severe defoliation in Holarctic forests, both in North America
where it is invasive, and in its native range in Eurasia. Defoliation can hamper timber …

Factors affecting avian demography and abundance in urban landscapes are poorly
understood and this hinders attempts to manage urban bird communities. Several recent …

Insecticides used to combat outbreaks of forest defoliators can adversely affect non‐target
arthropods. Forestry insecticides typically suppress Lepidoptera larvae which are the …

Given the demonstrated importance of caterpillars in the breeding‐season diet of many
neotropical–nearctic migratory forest songbirds, a large‐scale manipulative experiment was …

Impacts of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (Btk) and defoliation by gypsy moth [Lymantria
dispar (L.)] on native, non-target arthropods were evaluated in eastern West Virginia from …

Streams and their surrounding riparian habitats are linked by reciprocal exchanges of insect
prey essential to both aquatic and terrestrial consumers. Aquatic insects comprise a large …