Laurel Haavik
Ph.D. Program with Dr. Stephen
Forest Entomology
ADDRESS:
Department of Entomology
319 Agriculture Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
PHONE: 479.575.3396
FAX: 479.575.2452
E-MAIL: lhaavik@uark.edu
EDUCATION:
- B.S., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2006.
RESEARCH PROJECT:
- Dissertation Title - Historical activity of red oak borer (Enaphalodes rufulus (Haldeman) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)) and factors associated with an unexpected outbreak in the Ozark and Ouachita National Forests.
- My research focuses on historical activity of a native wood boring beetle in Arkansas oak-hickory forests. This insect has not been economically important in the past, though it has recently experienced an unexpected outbreak associated with red oak mortality. Using dendrochronological techniques, I can determine spatial and temporal patterns of borer activity throughout the last century as well as disturbance history of infested stands, and potential causal factors of the recent outbreak.
PUBLICATIONS:
- Haavik, L.J., and Stephen, F.M. (submitted to Environ. Entomol. January, 2009). Optimal cross-sectional sampling strategy for scars associated with Enaphalodes rufulus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) larvae within Quercus rubra (Fagaceae) boles.
- Haavik L.J., Stephen F.M., Fierke M.K., Salisbury V.B., Leavitt S.W., and Billings S.A. 2008. Dendrochronological parameters of northern red oak (Quercus rubra L. (Fagaceae)) infested with red oak borer (Enaphalodes rufulus (Haldeman) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)). Forest Ecology and Management. 255: 1501-1509.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:
- Haavik, L.J. and F. M. Stephen. An optimal cross-sectional sampling scheme for red oak borer scars within northern red oak boles. Poster presentation at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. November 16-19, 2008. Reno, NV.
- Haavik, L.J. and F. M. Stephen. Spatial and temporal patterns of host tree response to red oak borer infestation. Paper presentation at Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. August 4-7, 2008. Chattanooga, TN.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIP:
- Entomological Society of America
- Ecological Society of America
- Isely-Baerg Entomology Club
- Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture
CAREER GOALS:
- University professor including both research and teaching