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ESRM 435 (2014) |
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Forest Entomology for Spring Quarter 2014 Meets: Tue & Th,
0830-0950, W105 (1) Main reading from the textbook, “Forest Health and Protection” by
(2)
There is a term paper. The title will be selected from topics listed at end
of this syllabus. Please tell me which
topic you choose and there will be no more than two students choosing the
same topic. Paper is due at the time
of the final exam. (3)
Course grading: (1) the mid term exam will be 40% of the final grade, and (2)
the final exam will be 50%, and (3) the term paper will be 10% of the final
grade. Both midterms and the final
will contain questions from the reading assignments as well as from the
lectures. DATE TOPIC
01 Apr Tue The Arthropods/Gen. Entomol. Chap. 1, 2
and Chap. 17 03 Apr Th General
Entomology Chap.
18 pp. 413 - 424 08 Apr Tue Insect
Ecology Rest
of Chap. 18 10 Apr Th Insect Ecology 15
Apr Tue Mortality Factors 17Apr
Th Mortality Factors 22 Apr Tue Mortality
Factors 24 Apr Th Host
Defense Systems Chapter
19 29 Apr Tue Midterm 01 May Th Host
Defense Systems, Intro. Defoliators Chapter 20 06 May Tue Defoliators
General, WSBW 08
May Th Other Defoliators and
Defoliator Mgt. 13 May Tue Bark
Beetles Chapter
21, 22 15 May Th Bark
Beetles 20
May Tue Bark Beetles 22 May Th Wood
Borers 27 May Tue Wood
Borers 29 May Th Terminal
Borers 03 Jun
Tue Terminal Borers Chapter
23, 24 05 Jun Th Final Examination 8:30 – 9:50 a.m. Suggested Term Paper Themes Please choose one and let
me know The
term papers will involve original research via published material and
internet material. The term paper will
include properly done citations within the body of the paper that will match
the alphabetized references within the bibliography section at the end. I prefer that you don’t use footnote
citations and use the style used in scientific papers. (1)
Why has the family Curculionidae (weevils, ambrosia beetles and bark beetles)
been so successful in colonizing so many host plants, from weeds to trees? (2)
How do insects sense their environment? (3)
Compare and contrast insect control by use of pesticides, biological control,
and IPM systems. (4)
Discuss a pest management system for the western spruce budworm. (5)
Discuss a pest management system for an important bark beetle of your choice. (6)
Discuss the terrible dangers of introducing forest insect pests from other
parts of the world and how can these threats be managed. (7)
Discuss the host selection behavior of the Scolytinae. (8)
Discuss the links between forest fires and forest insects. (9)
Discuss pest management strategies to manage sawflies that attack forest
trees. (10)
Discuss an important forest pest problem in European forests and how is the
problem managed. (11)
Why is the mahogany shoot borer, Hypsipyla
spp., such an important tropical pest? (12)
Discuss the history and future of products derived from the Neem tree. (13)
Discuss the role of genetic engineering in management of insect pests. (14)
Why are MPB outbreaks so huge in the West? (15)
What will be the influence of global warming on insect populations? (16)
Why have MPB populations grown exponentially and are wiping out vast areas of
lodgepole pine in the inland West (feel free to consider this a global
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