Best Forest Pest
The bordered white moth (Bupalus piniaria) is a common European geometrid that poses significant defoliation threats to pine forests, particularly in commercial timber plantations.
Spruce budworm is Choristoneura fumiferana, a North American tortricid described by Clemens in 1865 and a major spruce-fir defoliator.
The White Pine Weevil is a significant forest pest native to North America that kills the central leader of pine and spruce trees, severely stunting their growth.
The western poplar clearwing moth is an insect species whose larvae are known to bore into the trunks of poplar and willow trees across western North America.
The Douglas-fir tussock moth is a North American defoliator whose larvae can cause severe, cyclical outbreaks that extensively damage Douglas-fir and true fir forests in the western US.
The Pine Processionary is a highly destructive moth species in southern Europe and North Africa, whose larvae form conspicuous processions and carry dangerous urticating hairs.
