| Date |
Lec No. |
Topic |
| Wed, Sept 6 |
Lec. 1 |
Overview of course mechanics: Learning resources, laboratories, oral presentations, term papers, grading, and a look at the impacts of insects on Minnesota's forest resources. |
| Introduction to Insects: |
| Mon, Sept 11 |
Lec. 2 |
Overview of course content: An introduction to forest and shade tree entomology: historical, national, and international perspectives.
|
| Wed, Sept 13 |
Lec 3 |
What is an insect? : Basic morphology, physiology, development, and unique attributes of insects.
|
| Mon, Sept 18 |
Lec 4 |
Population biology of insects: Life tables, regulatory factors, endemic, epidemic populations
|
| Wed, Sept 20 |
Lec 5 |
Insects and trees: An overview of feeding or damage groups
|
| Mon, Sept 25 |
Lec. 6 |
The effects of disturbances on forest insect populations.
|
General Management of Insects: |
| Wed Sept 27 |
Lec. 7 |
Pest management vs. pest control: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) defined, monitoring, prevention, treatment, economic thresholds
|
| Mon, Oct 2 |
Lec. 8 |
Biological Evaluations |
| Wed, Oct 4 |
Lec 9. |
Seed, cone, and seedling insects: Forest Insects by Feeding Groups (Specific Biologies and Management Techniques with Emphasis on Lakes States Insects), Dr. Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service |
| Mon, Oct 9 |
Lec 10 |
Cooperating agencies and organizations in forest health management |
| Wed, Oct 11 |
Lec 11 |
Lecture Exam I |
| Mon, Oct 16 |
Lec 12 |
Chemical, biological, silvicultural, and mechanical (sanitation) management techniques, Dr. Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service |
Insect damage groups: |
| Wed, Oct 18 |
Lec. 13 |
Sucking insects |
| Mon, Oct 23 |
Lec. 14 |
Defoliators: Diprionidae/Tenthredinidae-sawflies |
| Wed, Oct 25 |
Lec. 15 |
Defoliators: Tortricidae-spruce budworm and allies |
| Mon, Oct 30 |
Lec. 16 |
Defoliators: Lymantriidae-gypsy moth and allies |
| Wed, Nov 1 |
Lec. 17 |
Defoliators: Lasiocampidae-forest tent caterpillar and allies |
Interactions of Forest Insects with Humans and the Environment: |
| Mon, Nov 6 |
Lec. 18 |
Insect management in the urban forest: Major pests of the metro-area forests, Andy Graves, Doctoral Candidate, Dept. Entomology, University of Minnesota |
| Wed, Nov 8 |
Lec. 19 |
Lecture Exam II |
| Mon, Nov 13 |
Lec. 20 |
USDA Forest Service, forest health protection and NEPA. Michael Conner, USDA Forest Service, FHP, St. Paul, MN |
| Wed, Nov 15 |
Lec. 21 |
Aerial photographic and sketch-mapping surveys. Dennis McDougal and Marc Roberts, USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, St. Paul, MN |
| Mon, Nov 20 |
Lec. 22 |
What is a healthy forest? Interactions of abiotic factors (e.g. salt, ozone) with forest trees. Dr. Michael Ostry, USDA Forest Service |
Insect damage groups: continued |
| Wed, Nov 22 |
Lec. 23 |
Shoot and tip insects. |
| Mon, Nov 27 |
Lec. 24 |
Bark beetles and Wood borers. |
| Wed, Nov 29 |
Lec. 25 |
Continuum of interactions between fungi and forest insects, Dr. Jenny Juzwik, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, and Dept. of Plant Pathology, U of MN. |
| Mon, Dec 4 |
Lec 26 |
Urban tree risk management, Jill Pokorny, USDA Forest Service, FHP, St. Paul, MN |
| Wed, Dec 6 |
Lec 27 |
Exotic Invasive Pests - Biology, distribution, impacts. Dr. Rob Venette, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, St. Paul, MN. |
| Mon, Dec 11 |
Lec 28 |
Exotic Invasive Pests, Dr. Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, St. Paul, MN. |
| Wed, Dec 13 |
Lec 29 |
Wood products insects, Course wrap-up and review. |
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