Insects
Learn more about bark beetles, termites, the hemlock wooly adelgid, invasive insects, and more with a variety of Natural Inquirer resources. Browse by topic, grade band, and resource type.
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InsectsMichael Ulyshen, Research Entomologist
- Ph.D., University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As an entomologist, I study how insects impact forest health, and how insects are affected by forest management activities.
- Ph.D., University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As an entomologist, I study how insects impact forest health, and how insects are affected by forest management activities.
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InsectsNathan Schiff, Entomologist
- Ph.D., University of Illinois
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies the biology, natural history and control of insects. I am interested in how tree-feeding insects use microbes to help them digest wood.
- Ph.D., University of Illinois
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies the biology, natural history and control of insects. I am interested in how tree-feeding insects use microbes to help them digest wood.
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InsectsJustin Runyon, Entomologist
- Penn State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Entomologists study insects. I mostly study how insects interact with plants, especially insects that feed on plants.
- Penn State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Entomologists study insects. I mostly study how insects interact with plants, especially insects that feed on plants.
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InsectsDerek Puckett, Entomologist
- M.S., The University of Tennessee
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As an entomologist, I study insect species and related arthropods that inhabit and interact in forest ecosystems. I also work with managing insect pests that have the potential to cause forest health issues in our nation’s forests.
- M.S., The University of Tennessee
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As an entomologist, I study insect species and related arthropods that inhabit and interact in forest ecosystems. I also work with managing insect pests that have the potential to cause forest health issues in our nation’s forests.
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InsectsTherese M. Poland, Research Entomologist
- Ph.D., Simon Fraser University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies insects including their biology, ecology, behavior, population dynamics, host interactions, communication, and impacts on the environment.
- Ph.D., Simon Fraser University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies insects including their biology, ecology, behavior, population dynamics, host interactions, communication, and impacts on the environment.
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InsectsDan Miller, Forest Entomologist
- Ph.D., Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Canada
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Forest entomologists study the interactions between insects and trees. We try to find ways to limit the damage caused by insect pests as well as ways to foster a community of insects that help forests to stay healthy and strong over the long-term.
- Ph.D., Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Canada
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Forest entomologists study the interactions between insects and trees. We try to find ways to limit the damage caused by insect pests as well as ways to foster a community of insects that help forests to stay healthy and strong over the long-term.
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InsectsJavier Mercado, Entomologist
- Ph.D., Colorado State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies insects. Studying insects includes describing new insect species and the groups to which they belong, as well as examining the direct and indirect impact of insects on the environment.
- Ph.D., Colorado State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies insects. Studying insects includes describing new insect species and the groups to which they belong, as well as examining the direct and indirect impact of insects on the environment.
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InsectsVanessa M. Lopez, Entomologist
- Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist is a scientist who stiudies insects.
- Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist is a scientist who stiudies insects.
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Forests & PlantsInsectsKier Klepzig, Entomologist & Plant Pathologist
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies insects and a plant pathologist studies plant diseases – in my case diseases of trees.
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies insects and a plant pathologist studies plant diseases – in my case diseases of trees.
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InsectsMelody Keena, Entomologist
- Ph.D., University of California at Davis
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies insects and their interactions with other organisms and the environment.
- Ph.D., University of California at Davis
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies insects and their interactions with other organisms and the environment.
