Acknowledgements
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Maier, C.T., C.R. Lemmon, J.M. Fengler, D.F. Schweitzer, and R.C. Reardon. 2004. Caterpillars on the Foliage of Conifers in the Northeastern United States. FHTET-2004-1. Morgantown, WV: USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team; 151 p.
This project could not have been completed without the assistance of many people who provided valuable information. In particular, we appreciate the taxonomic assistance offered by David Adamski (Gelechiidae), George J. Balough (Eupithecia species), Douglas C. Ferguson (Geometridae), Ronald W. Hodges (Gelechiidae), J. Donald Lafontaine (Noctuidae), Jean-François Landry (Coleophoridae and Gelechiidae), Timothy L. McCabe (Noctuidae), Michael Sabourin (Tortricidae), and David L. Wagner (several families). Jean-François Landry kindly provided the image of the larch casebearer, and David L. Wagner furnished the images of the blurry chocolate angle and the major sallow. John W. Brown, John Himmelman, William E. Miller, Dan T. Quiring, Kenneth A. Welch, and others generously gave us living specimens for study or shared their knowledge of lepidopteran biology.
We thank Sandra Blackler, Tia Blevins, John Loffredo, Morgan Lowry, Jeff Lozier, Josh Pepe, Paul Perrotti, Barbara Rasch, Rita Rio, Alfonso Sabetta, Stephen Sandrey, Katrina Stewart, Adam Szewczak, Rebecca Tomlinson, Peter Trenchard, and Tracy Zarrillo, who collected or reared caterpillars for us over a period of 10 years. In addition, the senior author (CTM) acknowledges the considerable help of his youngest daughter, Julia, who eagerly pursued caterpillars on several field trips.
The final version of this paper benefited greatly from the thorough reviews of Timothy L. McCabe and the late Douglas C. Ferguson. The editorial suggestions of Mary Kroll and the layout design of Mark Riffe and Wendy Harding also improved the quality of the presentation.
The research phase of this project was supported by funding from two programs: Forest Health Protection (State and Private Forestry, Northeastern Area, Forest Service, USDA) and McIntire-Stennis (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, USDA). The first four authors are indebted to Richard C. Reardon, who secured financial support for the actual publication of this guide.
