The bionomics of pine sawflies, Neodiprion fulvicepts complex, in a California brushfield plantation. Research Interests 1. Host insects include Dendroctonus brevicomis , Scolytus ventralis and Ips confusus . Development of life tables for diprionid sawflies, appraisal of natural enemy effectiveness, comparison of parasite complexes, and development of sampling techniques. Role of insectivorous birds as predators of forest insects, avian stomach analyses, life histories and nesting box investigations.
Emphasis is on hole nesting birds, nuthatches, chickadees and creepers.
Investigations include studies of Trichogramma and the development of fecundity tables for Podisus serieventris . Ecological investigation of two distinct populations of the lodgepole needle miner, Recurvaria milleri . Basic studies of parasitoids and vertebrate and invertebrate predators with special consideration for functional and numerical responses. Mellon Visiting Lecturer in Entomology, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Spring Term, January-May, 1980. Selected by ISEC Forestry Panel as part of a 6-person forest technology exchange team to visit the People's Republic of China for integrated pest management of forest insects and diseases.