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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InsectsScott Horn, Entomologist
- M.S., University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies insects and how they interact with the environment.
- M.S., University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies insects and how they interact with the environment.
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InsectsAmy Hill, Forest Entomologist
- M.S., West Virginia University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a forest entomologist, I study how native trees interact with feeding from invasive insects from other countries.
- M.S., West Virginia University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a forest entomologist, I study how native trees interact with feeding from invasive insects from other countries.
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InsectsRyan Hanavan, Entomologist
- Ph.D., University of Idaho
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies insects. I am interested in plant stress related to early insect attack.
- Ph.D., University of Idaho
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An entomologist studies insects. I am interested in plant stress related to early insect attack.
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Forests & PlantsInsectsAndrew Graves, Forest Entomologist
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a forest entomologist, I provide expert help to federal land managers on forest health-related issues. My goal is to protect and improve forest health and insect related issues.
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a forest entomologist, I provide expert help to federal land managers on forest health-related issues. My goal is to protect and improve forest health and insect related issues.
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Forests & PlantsInsectsChris Fettig, Research Entomologist
- Ph.D., The University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a research entomologist in the USDA Forest Service, my job is to help define the roles and impacts of insects to forests and wildland ecosystems in order to maintain the health, diversity and productivity of these environments. Entomologists, in general, typically work in one or more sub disciplines (e.g., agriculture, forestry, genetics, medicine, veterinary, etc.).
- Ph.D., The University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a research entomologist in the USDA Forest Service, my job is to help define the roles and impacts of insects to forests and wildland ecosystems in order to maintain the health, diversity and productivity of these environments. Entomologists, in general, typically work in one or more sub disciplines (e.g., agriculture, forestry, genetics, medicine, veterinary, etc.).
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Forests & PlantsInsectsRachel Arango, Entomologist
- M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An an entomologist, I work with all types of insects, but I am specifically focused on those in wood and wood products.
- M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An an entomologist, I work with all types of insects, but I am specifically focused on those in wood and wood products.
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InsectsAmy Hill, Forest Entomologist
- M.S., West Virginia University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a forest entomologist, I study how native trees interact with feeding from invasive insects from other countries.
- M.S., West Virginia University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a forest entomologist, I study how native trees interact with feeding from invasive insects from other countries.
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Forests & PlantsInsectsWildlifeFrank Koch, Invasion Ecologist
- Ph.D., NC State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An invasion ecologist studies the ways in which species move out of their native environments and into new ones, where they sometimes have negative impacts.
- Ph.D., NC State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An invasion ecologist studies the ways in which species move out of their native environments and into new ones, where they sometimes have negative impacts.
