Michael Raupp, University of Maryland – Department of Entomology
The earliest insect pest of a woody plant arrived in the United States in 1635. We will explore the history of insect invasions, economics of invasions, ecological impacts of invasive species, attributes of invasive species, attributes of habitats where invasions are likely. We will explore why native plants face elevated risk of depredation to invasive species due to their evolutionary history. Efforts to mitigate invasions spanning approaches from eradication to integrated pest management and plant health care will be discussed. Case studies of insect invasions in the United States and around the world will be discussed with attention to important insect pests in the United States.
Speaker Bio:
Raupp, Michael, Ph.D. – Department of Entomology, University of Maryland
Mike is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland. His degrees include a BS and MS from Rutgers University and a PH.D. from University of Maryland, College Park. He has received a dozen awards for writing, research, and scientific outreach including the R. W. Harris Award from ISA and President’s Award and Award of Merit from TCIA. Mike is a regular expert guest on television and radio with more than 250 appearances and 1500 invited presentations. Mike has been featured on National Geographic, Science Channel, News Hour, PBS, Weather Channel and was a consultant for the television series Bones and The Americas on NBC. His “Bug of the Week” website, www.bugoftheweek.com and YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/BugOfTheWeek reach tens of thousands of viewers weekly in more than 200 countries around the world. His “Managing Insect and Mites on Woody Landscape Plants” published by TCIA is a standard for the arboricultural industry.