Joseph LaForest's Images
Title: IPM and Forest Health SpecialistOrganization: University of Georgia
Unit: The Bugwood Network
Country: United States
Web: http://www.bugwood.org
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Joseph LaForest is the Integrated Pest Management and Forest Health Specialist for the Bugwood Network at the University of Georgia. Previously, he was the pest manager of Dow Gardens in Midland, Michigan and worked to further develop their adult education programs. He is a Certified Arborist in the International Society of Arboriculture and has worked in various parts of the green industry for the last 12 years. His interests include promoting holistic plant health care through development of integrated pest management solutions, developing resources to be used in educating and assisting green industry workers, and teaching. His current duties include developing scouting guides and keys, classifying images, verifying taxonomy, and developing other educational resources. |
| 15 Images of 9 Subjects | View Subject List | View Image Details | View Thumbnails |
| Image | Subject Name | Scientific Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5484665 | Argentine ant | Linepithema humile | on post of patio |
| 5470459 | eastern lubber grasshopper | Romalea microptera | |
| 5470460 | eastern lubber grasshopper | Romalea microptera | |
| 5470457 | eastern lubber grasshopper | Romalea microptera | |
| 5470458 | eastern lubber grasshopper | Romalea microptera | |
| 5470472 | termites | Mud tube on pillar next to piece of wood debris | |
| 2187054 | longtailed mealybug | Pseudococcus longispinus | honeydew on leaf with longtailed mealybug |
| 5405481 | gulf fritillary | Agraulis vanillae | |
| 5394961 | luna moth | Actias luna | |
| 5394959 | luna moth | Actias luna | wings expanded |
| 5394957 | luna moth | Actias luna | wings almost finished expanding |
| 5291080 | pantropical jumper | Plexippus paykulli | with fly prey on window screen |
| 5026004 | euonymus caterpillar | Yponomeuta cagnagella | lines of larvae silking down from defoliated tree |
| 5026006 | euonymus caterpillar | Yponomeuta cagnagella | clump of larvae on silk descending from defoliated shrub |
| 5026016 | smaller European elm bark beetle | Scolytus multistriatus | freshly made gallery with Dutch Elm Disease (Ophiostoma ulmi) visible around it |

