Inspiring Ecological Rigor in the Study of Forest Insects: Celebrating the Career of Joseph Elkinton On-Demand Presentations

Organizer(s)

• JG

  Juli Gould

  Entomologist
  Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology - APHIS
  USDA-APHIS
  Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
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  Hannah Broadley

  Biological Scientist (Biological Control)
  Forest Pest Methods Laboratory
  USDA-APHIS
  Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Topics covered within this symposium include case studies involving insect pheromone ecology, population dynamics, insect pathology, biocontrol, and population genetics.  The presentations are synthesis presentations and all scientists who study forest pests, invasive species, or are interested in integrating control strategies will all find this symposium engaging.

Presentations:

• On Demand

  Small insect, big problem: Understanding the hemlock woolly adelgid
  

  Presenting Author: Evan L. Preisser – University of Rhode Island

  Co-author: Ryan S. Crandall – University of Massachusetts

  Co-author: E. Alexa McKenzie – University of Massachusetts

  Co-author: Ann Paradis – Amherst Regional High School

  Co-author: Joshua Pezet – University of Massachusetts

  Co-author: Elizabeth Sussky – U.S. Geological Survey

  Co-Author: Robert Talbot Trotter, III – USDA-Forest Service