What are the two primary forms Eriosoma lanigerum uses to survive winter?
Answer
Eggs deposited in bark crevices or wingless, stem-nesting females
For Eriosoma lanigerum, the population overwinters as eggs laid in bark crevices or as stem-nesting females that are already alive and capable of reproduction.
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