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Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Poster: P-IE, Biodiversity and Invasive Species

D3410: Developing and ongoing projects on woodboring insects and their associates in the forest entomology group at LSU

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 6, PCC
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Forests are vital ecosystems that harbor vast biodiversity, offer essential ecosystem services, play a crucial role in regulating climate, and provide resources for both humans and numerous other animals and plants. Studying forest ecosystems and building fundamental knowledge on the interactions between woodboring insects and their associations within the ecosystem is essential for monitoring environmental changes and ensuring forest conservation. Woodboring insects provide many ecological services within the forest ecosystem such as nutrient recycling and habitat creation; however, this guild of insects also includes many pestiferous and invasive species that can cause significant tree mortality, economic losses, and ecological imbalances. Fundamental research on woodboring insects and their associations is important for understanding their ecology and behavior, identifying host-plant interactions, developing sustainable management strategies, and preventing economic losses through informed policy and decision making. My ongoing work focuses on developing fundamental studies of woodboring insects to investigate their abundance, phenology, distribution, and associations within the forest ecosystem.