Introduction A species of insect has been accidentally introduced from Asia into the North American forest. The success of this organism depends on its ability to find a suitable habitat, that is, one with the proper abiotic conditions for all of its life stages. The larval stage is very sensitive to changes in temperature, humidity, and light conditions. Exposure to situations outside the tolerance limits of this species results in a high mortality rate. Data showing the influence of the three physical variables on the larva are presented in Table 1. The data for each variable were obtained while the other two variables.
