Robert Jetton
RJ
Bio
Education
B.S. Furman University (1997)
M.S. North Carolina State University (2002)
Ph.D. North Carolina State University (2008)
Research Interests
Forest entomology; Invasive forest pests; Community ecology; Arthropod diversity related to habitat type and structure; Gene conservation; Population genetics
Area(s) of Expertise
Gene Conservation and Forest entomology/pathology
Publications
- Evaluating the post-harvest survival and emergence of elongate hemlock scale from Fraser fir Christmas trees , JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY (2025)
- Survival of elongate hemlock scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) with prolonged cold exposure: overwintering mortality risk across North America , ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY (2025)
- Two for One: Canopy Gaps that Improve the Health of Adelgid-Infested Eastern Hemlock also Favor Bee Diversity and Abundance , JOURNAL OF FORESTRY (2025)
- Hosts and impacts of elongate hemlock scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae): A critical review , FRONTIERS IN INSECT SCIENCE (2024)
- Ecology, Impacts, and Management of Common Late-season Defoliators of Southern Hardwoods , JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (2023)
- Silvicultural canopy gaps improve health and growth of eastern hemlocks infested with & nbsp;Adelges tsugae & nbsp;in the southern Appalachian Mountains , FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (2023)
- Arthropod and Disease Management in Fraser Fir (Pinales: Pinaceae) Christmas Trees in the Southeastern United States , JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (2022)
- Phenology and Voltinism of Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Central North Carolina , ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY (2022)
- Sesquiterpene Induction by the Balsam Woolly Adelgid (Adelges piceae) in Putatively Resistant Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri) , FORESTS (2022)
- Table Mountain Pine (Pinus pungens): Genetic Diversity and Conservation of an Imperiled Conifer , FOREST SCIENCE (2022)