Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research
Open Access

Christopher J. Fettig

Biography

Christopher J. Fettig, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Davis, California, USA. His research interests include Forest Entomology, Disturbance Ecology, Forest Insects, Bark Beetles.

Research Interest

Three major emphases: determination of short and long-term implications to forest health of prescribed fire and/or mechanical fuel treatments (silvicultural thinning) used in the large-scale restoration of fire-adapted forest ecosystems, development of chemical, silvicultural and semiochemical-based monitoring and management tactics for Dendroctonus and Ips bark beetles and determination of the role of semiochemicals in the behavior of bark beetle species of economic importance.

Relevant Topics