Fierke , Melissa (mkfierke@esf.edu )

Institution: SUNY ESF , Dept. of Environmental and Forest Biology

Website: http://www.esf.edu/EFB/faculty/fierke.htm

Keywords: Forest entomology, forest ecology

Organisms: Wood-boring insects, Sirex wood wasp, emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis

Locations: New York

Description: My current research focus is on two recently introduced forest insects in New York, Sirex noctilio and emerald ash borer. We are identifying parasitoids and parasitism rates for Sirex and obtaining baseline data for establishing ecological consequences of emerald ash borer infestation in New York forests.