3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Advanced Forest Entomology
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
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.
Athena Title
Advanced Forest Entomology
Prerequisite
FORS 4210/6210 or ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of school
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to review referred and peer-reviewed literature on main forest health topics.
By the end of the course, students will be able to critically evaluate experimental designs and methods in papers on forest health.
By the end of the course, students will be able to evaluate valid inferences drawn from the results in these papers on forest health.
By the end of the course, students will be able to give a "blackboard presentation" on papers on forest health.
By the end of the course, students will be able to give a write a reviewer's report on papers on forest health.
By the end of the course, students will be able to do some level of evaluations of varied forest health issues in the field and consider ways to study and alleviate them.
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.
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
