Arthro-Pod EP 82: Forest Entomology with Dr. Jess Hartshorn

 

Today we talk with Dr. Jess Hartshorn of Clemson University. We dive into her research on forest health, including how invasive callery pear may be affecting arthropod communities, as well as what it's like to be a woman in a male-dominated field and her efforts to promote equality through Feminist Forester. Tune in to hear about this and more on this episode of Arthro-Pod!

Show Notes

Jess is promoting the North American Forest Insect Work Conference which is being held virtually May 25-28, 2021. Here is the site: https://ccaps.umn.edu/2021-north-american-forest-insect-work-conference

You can find her lab at https://cuforesthealth.weebly.com/

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Episode 22: A Journey into Forest Entomology with Dr. David Coyle

Howdy, howdy bug lovers! Welcome to our latest episode where we will focus in on forest entomology with Dr. David Coyle! Dr. Coyle covers topics such as invasive species biology, what are some of the worst forest invasive insects around, and native bark beetles! It's great stuff, so tune in!

Some of the invasive species we talk about today:  Emerald ash borer
Gypsy moth and the Slow the Spread program
Hemlock wooly adelgid
Redbay ambrosia beetle and Laurel Wilt

David mentions loads of great online resources here are the links to a few of them: 
Don't move firewood
EAB Info
Southern Forest Health 
Southern Regional Extension Forestry 
Dr. Coyle's personal site

And his Twitter
@drdavecoyle

David's favorite insect for the episode is the majestic luna moth and I couldn't resist a nice picture of one

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This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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