Meeting the Needs of Tomorrow: Can Forest Entomology Be a Model for Insect Science in the Future?

Organizer(s)

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  Todd Johnson (he/him/his)

  Assistant Professor
  Entomology
  Louisiana State University
  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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  Kayla Perry (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Entomology
  The Ohio State University
  Wooster, Ohio

How and why do we practice forest entomology the way we do? Looking to the future, our symposium will provide an overview of the discipline of forest entomology over time, and how previous work has shaped the questions we seek to answer.

Presentations:

• 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM MST

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Todd David Johnson (he/him/his) – Louisiana State University
• 2:15 PM – 2:35 PM MST

  There is nothing more practical than good theory
  

  Presenting Author: Matthew Ayres – Dartmouth College
• 2:55 PM – 3:15 PM MST

  What did I just step on? Perspectives on connecting belowground to aboveground systems in forest entomology
  

  Presenting Author: Natalie Clay – University of Arkansas
• 3:15 PM – 3:35 PM MST

  Simple models for complex questions: How can we improve our hind- and forecasting of forest insects?
  

  Presenting Author: Mike Howe – USDA-ARS
• 3:35 PM – 3:50 PM MST

  Break
• 3:50 PM – 4:10 PM MST

  Broadening perspectives: Shaping forest entomology through cross-regional and international collaborations
  

  Presenting Author: Richard W. Hofstetter (he/him/his) – Northern Arizona University

  Co-Author: Luis Bonifacio – Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária

  Co-Author: Deepa Pureswaran – Natural Resources Canada

  Co-Author: Kier D. Klepzig – The Jones Center
• 4:10 PM – 4:30 PM MST

  Paradigm shifts in insect disturbance ecology in managed forest ecosystems
  

  Presenting Author: Kamal J.K. Gandhi – University of Georgia
• 4:30 PM – 5:05 PM MST

  Panel discussion
• 5:05 PM – 5:10 PM MST

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Todd David Johnson (he/him/his) – Louisiana State University