oli ates ▁young ▁white ▁spr uce ▁trees , ▁st un ts ▁tree ▁growth , ▁and ▁de forms ▁bud s . ▁Although ▁the ▁moth ▁does ▁not ▁lead ▁to ▁spr uce ▁tree ▁death , ▁the ▁de formation ▁neg atively ▁affect s ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁wood ▁har v ested ▁from ▁spr uce ▁tree ▁plant ations . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁much ▁research ▁is ▁being ▁conducted ▁into ▁control ▁methods ▁for ▁the ▁spr uce ▁bud ▁moth , ▁including ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁sex ▁ph er om ones ▁in ▁tra ps ▁and ▁annual ▁p estic ide ▁sp ray s . ▁ ▁Geographic ▁range ▁ ▁The ▁spr uce ▁bud ▁moth ▁is ▁largely ▁found ▁in ▁Canada , ▁specifically ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁and ▁Quebec . ▁The ▁moth ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁region , ▁with ▁high ▁populations ▁specifically ▁found ▁in ▁Maine . ▁The ▁spr uce ▁bud ▁moth ▁is ▁generally ▁found ▁in ▁col der ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁as ▁their ▁ov ip os iting ▁and ▁m ating ▁behav iors ▁are ▁highly ▁temperature ▁dependent . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁▁ ▁The ▁spr uce ▁bud ▁moth ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁its ▁host ▁plant ▁and ▁main ▁habitat , ▁the ▁white ▁spr uce . ▁The ▁moth , ▁trans cont inental ▁in ▁range , ▁is ▁found ▁most ▁frequently ▁on ▁white ▁spr uce ▁and ▁only ▁occasionally ▁on ▁other ▁spr u ces ▁and ▁f irs . ▁ ▁The ▁lar va e ▁of ▁the ▁spr uce ▁bud ▁moth ▁h atch ▁in ▁the ▁bud s ▁of ▁white