Overview

Presents a common approach to management of insects and fungi and their interactions at the stand/population and landscape levels.

Major components to be discussed are: monitoring and prediction of hazard and risk; damage prediction based on organism population dynamics; management strategies and tactics including acquisition and deployment of resources, control methods and cost benefit analyses.

Qualifications

Taxonomy of major families of insects and diseases will be covered in laboratory sessions. Bachelor's degree in forestry or biology, experience with insect identification, knowledge about major insect pests of Canadian forests and methods of insect-damage control.