Colleagues:
Please see the attached outreach notice for a term-limited, Biological
Science Technician-Insect and Disease (GS-05) position located in
Asheville, NC. Please feel free to distribute widely and forward to
anyone who may be interested. Thank you,
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Albert "Bud" Mayfield, Research Entomologist
USDA Forest Service
Southern Research Station
1577 Brevard Road
Asheville, NC 28806
Phone: (828) 667-5261 ext. 122
FAX: (828) 667-9097
Email: amayfield02(a)fs.fed.us
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To the Listserve Gatekeepers, Please pass this announcement out to
ForEnt listserve members. Thanks. Scott Salom
Two Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantships Available
Physiological decline and recovery of eastern hemlock and
consequences to the causal agent, the hemlock woolly adelgid
Two Ph.D. graduate research assistantships are available at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University at Blacksburg. A first
project goal is to assess the physiological changes within eastern
hemlock trees as they decline from colonization and attack by the
non-native invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). A second goal will
be to determine how the physiological status of the trees change upon
remediation treatments and subsequent recovery. A third goal is to
assess how the declining health of the tree impacts the availability
and quality of nutrients and water resources for HWA as reflected in
the insect's fitness, fecundity, and physiology. One assistantship
is available for work focused on the physiology of the eastern
hemlock and will be directed by Dr. John Seiler (Department of Forest
Resources and Environmental Conservation). A second assistantship
will focus on the pest insect's physiology in relation to changing
host conditions and will be directed by Drs. Scott Salom and Don
Mullins (Department of Entomology). Each will provide a unique
opportunity to work with both forestry and entomology faculty. This
project is supported by the USDA Forest Service.
Eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis L. Carriere, are damaged by the
feeding activities of the non-native HWA, Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera:
Adelgidae). HWA nymphs feed on the parenchyma cells in the xylem
rays. Tree health deteriorates due the depletion of photosynthates,
which then inhibits shoot growth and causes bud mortality, twig
dieback, foliage discoloration and premature defoliation. The broad
goal will be to characterize the physiological attributes of tree
decline, so that managers may be able to consider site or stand
amelioration actions that would prevent newly infested trees from
declining so quickly. Findings could also contribute to a better
understanding of factors critical in host resistance. For
assistantship one, An M.S. degree in forestry, plant physiology,
ecophysiology, or related field is required. Previous experience with
whole-plant physiological measurements is desired. For Assistantship
two, an M.S. degree in biology, plant sciences or related field is
preferred.
The Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation (FREC)
(http://www.cnre.vt.edu/forestry) at Virginia Tech has excellent
ecophysiology laboratories and strong programs in all aspects of
forestry. Strong supporting programs in Entomology
(http://web.ento.vt.edu/ento) Crop and Soil Environmental Science,
Horticulture, Botany, and Chemistry exist at Virginia Tech
(http://www.vt.edu) Ph.D. assistantships in the Departments of FREC
and Entomology at Virginia Tech provide a very competitive stipend.
Additionally, tuition is waived for students on assistantships.
Graduate research assistants are actively involved in the
departmental teaching program.
Interested students should contact either:
Dr. John Seiler, jseiler(a)vt.edu Dr. Scott Salom, salom(a)vt.edu
Professor of Forest Ecophysiology Professor of Forest Entomology
Department of Forest Resources and Department of Entomology
Environmental Conservation (0324) Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540) 231-2794
(540) 231-5461
http://web.ento.vt.edu/ento/personalPage.jsp?uuid=814879http://www.forestry.vt.edu/Faculty/JohnSeiler.html
Fellow forest entomologists worldwide might be interested that there
are several important events that will take place at the upcoming 58th
Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, 12-15
December in San Diego, California USA.
1) Dr. Kenneth Raffa, (University of Wisconsin) has been selected to
deliver the Founders' Memorial Award lecture. This is a high honor
and Dr. Raffa's lecture will honor the late Dr. Andrew Delmar Hopkins,
a "founding father" of forest entomology in the US.
2) Dr. Patrick Tobin (US Forest Service Northern Research Station,
Morgantown, WV) will be awarded the "Early Career Innovation Award"
for his outstanding career achievements.
3) Dr. David Wood (University of California Berkeley) will be honored
in a special symposium, "Fifty Years of Forest Entomology at
UC–Berkeley: A Symposium Honoring the Lifetime Achievements of David
L. Wood" organized by Dr. Steven Seybold.
I think we can all feel proud about the prominence given to forest
entomologists at this meeting. and we should all congratulate Raffa,
Tobin and Wood for their achievements. More information about the
conference is available at http://www.entsoc.org/am/index.htm
-Sandy
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Andrew Liebhold http://sandyliebhold.com
Northern Research Station 304-285-1512
USDA Forest Service 304-285-1505 FAX
180 Canfield St. 724-317-8668 mobile
Morgantown, WV 26505 USA
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METHODS FOR CATCHING BEETLES
By Carlos Aguilar Julio
English version
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BOOK REVIEW
Many methods have been written about the collection of beetles in the world.
However, only very specific papers were developed until now, for example:
the traps, or about specific sampling methods of some families or genera of
Coleoptera in the planet.
This book aims provide to the scientific world and for students a collection
of knowledge and experience of the author and others professionals of
entomology, related to methods and capture techniques, transfer and
preservation of Coleoptera, encompassed in a single work.
This study tool has long been expected. There are many forums (especially in
the internet) which perceived the need for instruction about this subject.
Our colleagues were the first to applaud this initiative, describing it as
very valuable in relation to its content.
Now the students can count throughout this material, which is complement of
development in the field activities, through practice.
The methods of capture are varied and numerous, such as or more than the
number of families of beetles.
Early detection of environmental damage, which can be detected through the
study of beetles populations and / or endangered species (it require also
knowledge for the capture of different species in selected environments)
will provide help for the implementation of measures to assist the
conservation and protection of the environment.
On the other hand, there is a tacit agreement among entomologists, in which
the number of known species of Coleoptera is very small compared with the
suspected number of existing species. This reminds us that phrase regarding
the tip of the iceberg, and arouse our interest about how much we are
lacking to know.
This book offers:
1) A brief summary of the physical and structural characteristics of major
biomes in the world.
2) Instructions to collect beetles in every kind of environment such as
savannas, forests, deserts, streams, rivers, mountains, caves, beaches,
mangroves, dunes, etc.
3) Specific details about all beetles families known until now, in the long
chapter "Where do they live? What do they eat? How to collect them?"
4) A variety of traps chosen according to their effectiveness, and how to
make them by yourself.
Finally, we hope that this tool now available to all supporters of life on
this planet, serve to understand it, preserve and improve it.
Jorge Barrett Viedma
Editor
Naturalia - Scientific Collection
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METHODS FOR CATCHING BEETLES
By Carlos Aguilar Julio
English version
Limited Edition
14.8 x 21 cm
320 pages
16 color plates
160 images
Full color cover
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Attach your mailing address and we will send your copy
Please forward this invitation to interested parties...
Predicting Behavior of Forest Diseases as Climate Changes ? November 3,
2010 and December 2, 2010
Please join us for a free hour-long webinar to address the potential
synergistic effects of climate change and forest diseases on tree and
forest health. Speakers will present case studies of sudden aspen
decline, Swiss needle cast, Alaska yellow cedar decline and other diseases
to illustrate drivers of tree declines and management options to minimize
the undesirable effects of forest diseases as climate changes. The hour
concludes with questions and answer among speakers and participants.
This webinar will be offered twice: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 from
1:15-2:15 P.M. and again on Thursday, December 2, 2010 from 9:30-10:30
A.M. The number of participants for each session is limited so please
register soon. We will reply with a toll-free call in number and a link
to the online webinar.
Visit http://ucanr.org/wwetac_registration to register for either session.
Please contact Janice Alexander (jalexander(a)ucdavis.edu,415-499-3041) for
more information.
Sponsored by USDA Forest Service, Western Wildland Environmental Threat
Assessment Center & Pacific Southwest Research Station; University of
California Cooperative Extension, Marin County; and University of
California, Santa Barbara.
- Susan Frankel, Janice Alexander and Erica Fleishman
Susan J. Frankel
Sudden Oak Death Research Program Manager
USDA-Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Mailing address:
PO Box 245
Berkeley, CA 94701
Street address:
800 Buchanan Street, West Annex Building,
Albany, CA 94710-0011
Phone: 510-559-6472 FAX :510-559-6440
sfrankel(a)fs.fed.us
and
Janice Alexander
UC Cooperative Extension, Marin County
415.499.3041
jalexander(a)ucdavis.edu
and
Erica Fleishman
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
University of California, Santa Barbara
(805) 893-7352
fleishman(a)bren.ucsb.edu
GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP AVAILABLE IN ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT PATHOLOGY AT
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Development and field testing of a SMART trap for improved management
of Xylosandrus ambrosia beetles in horticulture production nurseries
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This proposed standard research and extension
project takes a transdisciplinary and multistate approach to develop a
SMART trap as the cornerstone of a more environmentally-sound IPM
program for ambrosia beetles in commercial nurseries. Xylosandrus
ambrosia beetles are aggressive pests of woody plants and most attacks
on woody plants in production are fatal. Current monitoring tactics
aren’t specific enough to provide producers with timely, accurate
information to make management decisions. Therefore, insecticides are
over applied with negligible impact on damage and losses. This project
will investigate olfactory and visual cues used by ambrosia beetles to
locate hosts. These cues will be incorporated into a prototype trap,
which will be field tested and compared to conventional trap performance
in nurseries. Once beetles are trapped, sensors will identify the
species present based on wingbeat frequencies and determine the species
and abundance of fungal symbionts. The extension component is an
evolving program of education, research dissemination, and
demonstrations where growers can interact directly with the researchers
and participate in the project. Annually, programs will be presented
that include biological information and updates of on-going research.
In the final two years, on-site demonstrations and field days will
enable growers to participate in the project.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 2011
QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate must have an M.S. in
Entomology or related field. Experience with ambrosia beetle behavior,
ecology, or taxonomy is preferred. Interested students must apply to
the Auburn University Graduate School and meet the minimum requirements
of the department. Demonstration of independent and creative scholarly
activity, publications, and presentations are preferred. In-state and
out-of-state travel will be required for this project so a valid
driver’s license is necessary. Proper visa requirements must be
met.
COMPENSATION: The successful candidate will receive an annual stipend
funded for three years (and possibly a fourth if necessary) through the
funded project based on availability of funding and satisfactory
performance. Currently, there is a tuition waiver for qualifying
students. This is subject to change during the project. If so, the
successful candidate, not the department, will be responsible for
tuition charges.
QUESTIONS: Interested persons should contact Dr. David W. Held via
telephone (334-844-3818) or e-mail (david.held(a)auburn.edu) AA/EEO
Announcement attached.
Greetings Forest Entomology Colleagues,
The 2011 North American Forest Insect Work Conference will be held May 9-12,
2011 in Portland, Oregon. Proposals for workshops should be submitted by
November 15, 2010. Please see submission directions in the attached call
for workshop proposals, presentations, and poster submissions. Also, please
see the NAIFWC website: http://kelab.tamu.edu/nafiwc2011/
I hope to see you in Portland next May!
Cheers,
Dan Herms
Professor and Associate Chairperson
Department of Entomology
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
The Ohio State University
1680 Madison Ave.
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-202-3506
Cell: 330-749-5453
Fax: 330-263-3686
email: herms.2(a)osu.edu
Dear Fellow Colleagues,
Back in 1997, with the support of the USFS, ISA, and Virginia Tech,
my group initiated a project to:
1. Identify previously published sampling procedures used for forest
pest management decision-making and assessments (not
research-specific procedures); and
2. Summarize and present the procedures in an organized and
easy-to-follow format.
This was initially accomplished with the publication of "Sampling
Methods for Forest and Shade Tree Insects of North America"
(FHTET-2001-01) and the creation of a companion website (an online
version of the pub). A total of 131 summaries were included here.
At this time I am pleased to announce the publication of "Sampling
Methods for Forest and Shade Tree Insects of North America", Volume 2
(FHTET-2010-03). This effort now includes an additional 121
summaries. Also, the original website has been updated and expanded
to include the summaries from both publications. It can be accessed
at http://www.sampforestpest.ento.vt.edu/. From the website,
individual summaries can be searched for by feeding guild, then by
insect common name, and then by author name. Each summary stands
alone and can be printed out separately.
This is a free publication! The U.S. Forest Service has generously
printed a relatively large number of paper copies of both Volumes.
If you are interested in receiving Vols. 1, 2 or both, please let me
know and I will send them to you. Copies are also available from the
USFS through Dick Reardon (rreardon(a)fs.fed.us) at Morgantown, WV.
We hope you find these summaries useful. Please pass this message on
to those who may benefit from this information but are not be members
of the FORENT listserve. Since I also added the e-mail list from the
SFIWC listing, some of you may receive this message more than once,
including myself.
Regards,
Scott Salom
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Scott M. Salom, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest Entomology
216 Price Hall
Dept. of Entomology phone: 540-231-2794
Virginia Tech fax: 540-231-9131
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0319
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Professional Homepage:
http://web.ento.vt.edu/ento/personalPage.jsp?uuid=814879
Dept. Homepage: http://web.ento.vt.edu/ento
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Dear members of the IUFRO DIVISION 7 (FOREST HEALTH) community
Many (we wish more) of you are with us at the IUFRO World Conference in
Seoul. From our perspective, this is a historic event in bringing together
more scientists working in the field of TREE HEALTH than ever before at a
IUFRO World Congress. The programme is jam packed with technical sessions
dealing with Air Pollution, Climate Change, Insect Pests and Diseases. I
hope that we can do the same OR BETTER at our next World Congress in FOUR
YEARS time.
For those of you who are attending the conference - please try to attend our
business meeting at 18h30 on Friday evening in room E6. Open to everyone
who works in the field of tree health. Sometimes people become confused as
to whether they are part of the IUFRO community. This is easy - if you
attend IUFRO Working Party meetings - you are one of the club. And if you
are at the World Congress and work in the field of Tree Health (Divsion 7),
we would love to have you attend the business meeting and have your views on
building better networks.
Some of you will know that I will step down as Co-ordinator of Division 7 as
of the end of this meeting. Thus, at the Business Meeting, I will be
handing over to Sandy Liebhold and he will introduce the new leaders
(Co-ordinators) of the three Research Groups (7.1-Air Pollution and Climate
Change, 7.2- Pathology and 7.3 - Entomology). These are Andrzej
Bytnerowicz, Jolanda Roux and Ecki Brokerhoff.. in that order. They become
the Deputy Co-ordinators of the Division and also members of the Enlarged
IUFRO Board. I will also have the opportunity to THANK Naoto Kamata,
Jean-Claude Gregoire and Kevin Percy for acting as Division Deputies. Also
to thank Elena Paoletti, Gaston La Flamme and Sandy Liebhold for being a
fantastic source of support during the last five years and for doing a
superb job to build the Division to one of the strongest and most dynamic in
IUFRO.
Particularly for those of you that are not able to attend the meeting, I
have compiled a short report capturing highlights of the past five years and
giving some perspectives as to what lies ahead. I am attaching the report
to this note (it is also at
<http://www.iufro.org/download/file/5821/2798/iufro7__BUSINESS_MEETING_2010.
doc/>
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/5821/2798/iufro7__BUSINESS_MEETING_2010.d
oc/
With very best wishes
Mike Wingfield
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Michael J. Wingfield (Ph.D., FRSAF, ASSAf)
Mondi Professor of Forest Protection
Director, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI);
Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) &
DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB)
University of Pretoria, PRETORIA 0002, South Africa
Phone (office): +27 12 420 3938
Fax (office): +27 12 420 3960
E-mail: <mailto:mike.wingfield@fabi.up.ac.za> mike.wingfield(a)fabi.up.ac.za
WEBSITE: http://www.fabinet.up.ac.za/people/mjwingfield
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Hello Forest Entomology friends,
Many of us are already gathered here at the IUFRO World Congress in
Seoul and others are preparing for upcoming meetings in Eberswalde and
Freiburg in September. But this seems like an appropriate moment to
announce that the 2010 George Varley Award for Excellence in Forest
Insect Research will be given to Dr. Michael McManus of the USA at the
upcoming working party meeting in Eberswalde. We are recognizing
McManus for his many accomplishments over his career, including his
research on forest insect biology but also his work in facilitating
international cooperation, including his work as an IUFRO leader.
Previous recipients of this award were Werner Baltensweiler (2007) and
William Mattson (2009). If you will not have the opportunity to
congratulate Mike at the Eberswalde meeting, you might want to drop
him a note at mmcmanus0121(a)comcast.net .
-Sandy
--
Andrew Liebhold http://sandyliebhold.com
Northern Research Station 304-285-1512
USDA Forest Service 304-285-1505 FAX
180 Canfield St. 724-317-8668 mobile
Morgantown, WV 26505 USA
