Course ID: | FORS 8220-8220L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. |
Course Title: | Advanced Forest Entomology |
Course Description: | Provides an understanding of the impacts and interactions of
forest insects and their allies with trees. Students will learn
about their natural histories and effective management options. |
Oasis Title: | ADV FOREST ENTOMOL |
Prerequisite: | FORS 4210/6210 or ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of school |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | To understand the interactions of forest insects and their
allies with abiotic and biotic components of forests, learn in-
depth about their life-cycles, and how to effectively manage
them for sustainable forestry practices. |
Topical Outline: | • Importance of insects in forestry.
• Information about the anatomy, physiology, morphology,
and taxonomy of insects and their allies.
• Insect and plant interactions with a focus on plant
physiology.
• Collecting and curating forest insects.
• Information about insect population dynamics and
communities.
• Ecology and management of defoliating insects with case
studies of most important species in North America.
• Ecology and management of sap-sucking insects with case
studies of most important species in North America.
• Ecology and management of shoot, reproduction, seed and
cone with case studies of most important species in North
America.
• Ecology and management of bark and woodboring insects
with case studies of most important species in North America.
• Managing forest insects across diverse forest stands and
ecosystems for sustainable forest management activities. |