Title: Identify pests and diseases that damage forests.
Course: Agricultural Education - Preparation (18003-II) > Section: Investigating Forestry

Identification should include

  - insects that inflict damage, such as the emerald ash borer, the long-horned beetle, the gypsy moth, and tent caterpillars
  - diseases (e.g., sudden oak death, laurel wilt, white pine blister rust)
  - invasive plants and exotic weeds, such as kudzu, garlic mustard, giant hogweed, medusahead.

Process/Skill Questions:

  - What is sudden oak death, and what causes it?
  - How does one eradicate pests without affecting the ecosystem?
  - What are the names of Virginia's two national forests?
  - How do invasive species threaten biodiversity and ecological integrity in the forest ecosystem?