Websites listed below
are meant to supplement the class lectures and labs. This is in lieu of a
formal textbook for the course.
International Society of Arboriculture
What does Dr. Stipes' colleague, the legendary Dr. Shigo have to say?
Maggot Therapy -- The latest news...see what Dr. Mercola has to say about it.
Forensic Entomology -- Want to solve a murder? How about using insects?
Lets eat some insect snacks -- What more can I say but yum yum.
Arthropod & Insect Classification
Lobster stuff -- How to catch, bu, cook, and eat lobste. Lots of fun!
Ticks and Lyme Disease -- Required Reading. What you should know: the causal agent, the carrier, how it is transmitted, the geographic range of activity, how to diagnose, the symptoms, and treatment.
Arachnology Homepage -- Required Surfing. Specifically, go to the Arachnology pages section and surf links that help supplement our discussion of ticks, mites, and spiders.
Whiz Quiz for Arthropod Identification -- Required Surfing. Run through the quiz until you know your stuff.
Iowa State Insect Image Gallery
Structure & FunctionInsect Biology and Ecology Primer from Cornell University -- Required Reading. Read the whole thing. It is only a couple of pages.
The Virginia Tech Insects in Motion Website -- Required Reading and Viewing. Go through all the Quicktime movies. They are about 1 mb and upload quickly if you're on ethernet.
B-Eye Website: See How Bees View the World
Insect EcologySharov's Population Ecology Website -- Required Reading (sections 8.1, and 8.2)
Chemical Defenses of Higher Plants -- Required Reading
Roots, Shoots, and Sucking Insects
Black Vine Weevil from Va. Coop. Ext.-- Supplements your lab notebook
Pales Weevil from USDA Forest Service -- Required Reading
White pine weevil in the South -- Required Reading
White Pine Weevil in Western Canada-- Required Reading - a very comprehensive site. Read all main sections
Nantucket Pine Tip Moth from USDA Forest Service -- Required Reading
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Web Site -- Required surfing: click on various links to learn what the status of this pest is and what research is being carried out to address it.
Balsam Woolly Adelgid from Va. Coop. Ext. -- Supplements your lab notebook
Pests of Fraser Fir from NC Coop.Ext. - Some pretty good images of different pests and damage.
Pine Bark Adelgid from Va. Coop. Ext. -- Supplements your lab notebook
Gall-making Insects on Ornamentals from Va. Coop. Ext. -- Required Reading: you don't need to know the species, but should understand the group.
Pine Needle Scale from Va. Coop. Ext. -- Supplements your lab notebook
Spruce Spider Mites on Conifers from Va. Coop. Ext. -- Check these suckers out.
Gypsy Moth Website from Virginia Tech -- Required Surfing: a comprehensive site that has a tremendous amount of supplementary material. My recommendation is to surf as far as you want to.
Some pesticides available for gypsy moth -- Required Reading
Gypsy Moth Website from the USDA Forest Service -- Required Surfing: a comprehensive site that has a tremendous amount of supplementary material. My recommendation is to surf as far as you want to.
Gypcheck -- Required Reading
Entomophaga maimaiga -- Required Reading
Forest Insect Pests of the Southern Region - USDA For. Serv. Pub.-- Insect fact sheets with color images and complete descriptions.
Eastern Tent Caterpillar-- Supplements your lab notebookElm Leaf Beetle-- Supplements your lab notebook
Fall Cankerworm -- Supplements your lab notebook
Fall Webworm -- Supplements your lab notebook
Locust Leafminer-- Supplements your lab notebook
Bagworm -- Supplements your lab notebook
Introduced Pine Sawfly -- Supplements your lab notebook
Redheaded Pine Sawfly -- Supplements your lab notebook
Orangestriped Oakworm -- Supplements your lab notebook
Japanese Beetle from Univ. of Kentucky -- Supplements your lab notebook
Forest Tent Caterpillar --FYI
Bark Infesting Insects and Wood BorersEuropean Elm Bark Beetle from USDA Forest Service -- Required Reading
Southern Pine Beetle Internet Control Center -- Required Surfing: State of the art site developed by Drs. Stone and Salom. It is still under construction. It is meant to be a multipurpose site serving scientists, professionals and laypeople.
Southern Pine Bark Beetles Interactive Whiz Taxa from Va Tech-- Required Surfing. This is a State-of-the-Art interactive diagnostic tool for identifying southern pine bark beetles. Go through each bark beetle species. You should be able to recognize the difference between Dendroctonus and Ips and the species within each genera.
Verbenone On-line Workshop from Va Tech -- Required Reading, meant to suplement lecture material. While you are not required to know all the details of how to use the tactic, you should be familiar with how it is used and under what situations. Also, know what verbenone is.
Black Turpentine Beetle -- Required Viewing
Western Bark Beetles from CSU Extension
Bark Beetle Management in British Columbia
Asian Longhorned Beetle Site from APHIS -- Required Reading
Twolined Chestnut Borer from USDA Forest Service -- Supplements your lab notebook
Red Oak Borer from USDA Forest Service -- Supplements your lab notebook
White Oak Borer from USDA Forest Service -- Supplements your lab notebook
Integrated Pest Management
Virginia Tech Insect I.D. Lab -- Hosted by our inimitable Eric Day
Insect I.D. Form -- Print off for your own record
2003 Insect Pest Management Guides for VA. -- You can print .pdf versions for free
Virginia Tech Plant Disease Clinic and Nematode Assay Lab -- Run by our very own Mary Ann Hansen
USDA, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) -- Required Surfing
APHIS - Plant Protection Quarantine (PPQ) -- Required Surfing
Phero Tech -- Commercial pest management company
Total Tree Health Care -- A local example of an arborist incorporating IPM into his program
The IPM Strategies -- Required Surfing
Sampling Methodologies -- Required Surfing
Biological Control Homepage from Cornell University
Biological Control -- Required Reading
Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs
Use of pesticides by homeowners -- Required Reading
Exposure, toxicity and risk of home pesticide use -- Required Reading
Pesticide Applicator Training Program -- Required Reading
Pesticide Safety Educational Opportunities -- For Your Own Information, a helpful site if you want to pursue certification.
Responsibility of pesticide applicators in VA-- For Your Own Information, a helpful site if you want to pursue certification.
IPM Tactics - Chemical Control -- Required Reading
(Last updated 04/02/03)