Kenneth F. Raffa
Dept. Entomology, UW-Madison
Forest Insect Ecology
Beers-Bascom Professor of Conservation

 

VISITING STUDENTS & SCIENTISTS

We enjoy frequent visits by international students and scholars, some of whom have the opportunity to stay for extended periods. These colleagues have brought new insights and methods, as well as their conviviality.

Visiting International Students

Josep Riba, Barcelona , Spain

1992

Host selection by bark beetles

Miri Halevy , Israel

1994-1995

Behavior of parasitic wasps

Paal Krokene, Os , Norway

1995

Bark beetle-fungal symbioses

Aurelien Salle, INRA Centre de Rech. d'Orléans France

2004-2005

Density effects on behavior

Arnaud Costa , France

2005

Predator and prey dispersal

Mario Contarini, Italy 2009 Allee effects in gypsy moth

 

Mario Contarini study mating success of low-density gypsy moth populations in the Apostle Islands
Mario Contarini studying mating success of
low-density gypsy moth populations in the Apostle Islands		  
Arnaud Costa
Arnaud Costa painting beetles for
mark-recapture in field		 Salle (left), Ken Raffa (right)
Aurelien Salle and Ken Raffa discussing host selection by bark beetles

     

Visiting Scientists

A. Camacho, Univ. Mexico City

1997-1998

Chemical ecology of beetles

M. Wagner, Northern Arizona University

1996

Sabbatical-Writing

J. Hayes, USDA FS, Pineville, LA

1996-1997

Genetics of bark beetles

M. Michelozzi, Florence , Italy

1996-1997

Terpene chemistry

L. Kirkendall, Bergen , Norway

1993-1994

Beetle mating behavior

K. Hobson, Christchurch , New Zealand

1998

Predator kairomones

P. Krokene     Marco

Some Guest Lecturers in My Classes

Bill Mattson, USDA Forest Service

Brian Farrell, Harvard Univ.

Dan Herms, Ohio State University

Erkki Haukioja , Finland

Louis Bernier, Laval Univer.

Bob Haack, USDA F Service

Mike Wagner, Northern Arizona University

 

Bill and Dan