Surviving in a Frozen Forest: the Physiology of Eastern Spruce Budworm Overwintering
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Katie E. Marshall; Amanda D. Roe
- Source
- Physiology. 36:174-182
- Subject
- 0106 biological sciences
Insecta
biology
Physiology
Cold tolerance
Forests
Moths
Diapause
biology.organism_classification
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Choristoneura fumiferana
010602 entomology
Antifreeze protein
Animals
Humans
Seasons
Overwintering
Spruce budworm
- Language
- ISSN
- 1548-9221
1548-9213
The eastern spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana, is one of North America’s most destructive forest insects. It survives the harsh winters by deploying both a sophisticated diapause program and a complex suite of cryoprotective molecules. The spruce budworm’s cryoprotective biochemistry could revolutionize organ storage and transplants. Here we review the latest in C. fumiferana overwintering physiology and identify emerging theoretical and practical questions that are open for exploration.