I am currently a Research Scientist in the Science Division of CALM. In this role I work mainly in Sustainable Forest Management as a Forest Entomologist. My work involves studying insects of relevance (both of economic and ecological importance) to the Jarrah and Karri forests in the south west of Western Australia plus advisory work in relation to pine and eucalypt plantations.
My studies have included insect/host plant interrelations and rural tree decline, but I am now expanding to forest insect biodiversity.
Faculty of Agricultural Science, Adelaide University . Awarded BAgSc 1979.
Faculty of Agricultural Science, Adelaide University (Waite Agricultural Research Institute). Awarded BAgSc (Hons) 1980.
Faculty of Agricultural Science, Adelaide University (Waite Agricultural Research Institute). Awarded PhD 1986.
1987 Research Associate, Tsukuba Forestry and Forests Products Institute, Tsukuba, Japan with Dr T. Ikeda.
1988 - current Research Scientist, Department of Conservation and Land Management Western Australia
(i) Honours thesis: "The amino acid nutrition of Uraba lugens Walk. on artificial diets."
(ii) PhD thesis: "The performance of Uraba lugens Walk. in relation to nitrogen and phenolics in its food." The food plant Eucalyptus camaldulensis was analysed for total free amino acids, total digestible nitrogen and total phenols. This was used to test the hypothesis that water stress increased survival of first instars leading to population outbreak due to increased nitrogen in the food plant.
(iii) Research associate, Tsukuba, Japan Extraction and bioassay of kairomones present in Shiitake mushroom which attracts a number of pest species.
(iv) Research Scientist, Department of Conservation and Land Management
Since 1988 my research has been in the following areas: Investigation into the outbreak of Cardiaspina jerramungae on remnant flat-topped yate in the Lower great Southern of Western Australia.
Investigation into the outbreak of gum leaf skeletonizer (Uraba lugens) on jarrah in the southern jarrah forest.
Study of the ecology of bulls eye borer in Karri.
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Farr J (2009). Gumleaf skeletoniser in the jarrah forest. Available at: http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/component/option,com_docman/Itemid,1/gid,3483/task,doc_download/. DEC, Kensington, WA. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia, Science Division, Information Sheet 12/2009, 2 p.
Wittkuhn R, McCaw L, Phelan G, Farr J, Liddelow G, van Heurck P et al. [Wills A, Robinson R, Cranfield R, Fielder J, Dornan C] (2009). Assessing the effects of contrasting fire intervals on biodiversity at a landscape scale. In Fire, Environment and Society: From Research into Practice, Adelaide Convention Centre, 1-3 September 2008: the International Bushfire Research Conference Incorporating the 15th AFAC Conference: Conference Papers Bushfire CRC, Melbourne. pp. 482–493
Wittkuhn R, McCaw L, Robinson R, Farr J, van Heurck P, Wills A, Liddelow G, Cranfield R, Andersen A (2009). Planning fire intervals for biodiversity conservation. Poster presented at Poster presented to AFAC09, Conference of the Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Authority Council and Bushfire CRC, Gold Coast, Qld, September 2009 (POSTER). Department of Environment and Conservation, Manjimup. 1 poster
Farr J (2008). ForestCheck: an invertebrate perspective. pp. 1–2
Wittkuhn R, McCaw L, Phelan G, Farr J, Liddelow G, van Heurck P et al. [Wills A, Robinson R, Cranfield R, Fielder J, Dornan C] (2008). Assessing the effects of contrasting fire intervals on biodiversity at a landscape scale (ABSTRACT). In Fire, Environment and Society: From Research into Practice, Adelaide Convention Centre, Australia, 1-3 September 2008: the International Bushfire Research Conference incorporating the 15th AFAC Conference: delegate handbook Conference Organising Committee, Adelaide. p. 18
Farr J (2007). Adaptive ecosystem management: biodiversity studies [printout of PowerPoint presentation given at: Borers and Rots in Eucalypts Conference: Commercial Management Issues]. In Borers and Rots in Eucalypts Conference: Commercial Management Issues: Program and Papers, 5-7 November 2007 Institute of Foresters of Australia, Western Australian Division, Perth. pp. 95–105
Farr J (comp) (2006). Western Australia: pests. In Annual pest and disease status report for Australia and New Zealand, 2005/2006 (by Primary Industries Standing Committee, Research Working Group 7, Forest Health). Primary Industries Standing Committee, Canberra. pp. 29–37
Farr JD, Swain D, Metcalf F (2004). Spatial analysis of an outbreak of Uraba lugens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the southwest of Western Australia: does logging, vegetation type or fire influence outbreaks?. Australian Forestry 67, pp. 101–113
Farr J, Ward S (2002). Report on Monterey pine aphid (Essigella californica) monitoring in Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management, 22 p.
Farr JD (2002). Biology of the gumleaf skeletoniser, Uraba lugens Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in the southern jarrah forest of Western Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology 41, pp. 60–69
Farr J (2000). Essigella californica: Monterey pine aphid: a new pest of pines in Western Australia (PAMPHLET). Department of Conservation and Land Management, Kensington, WA.
Farr JD, Dick SG, Williams MR, Wheeler IB (2000). Incidence of bullseye borer (Phoracantha acanthocera, (Macleay) Cerambycidae) in 20-35 year old regrowth karri in the south west of Western Australia. Australian Forestry 63, pp. 107–123
Farr J (1999). Flat-topped yate: what is rural tree decline?. Western Wildlife: Newsletter of the Land for Wildlife Scheme 3(3), pp. 10–11
Robinson RM, Farr JD, Wallace JM (1998). Ground surveys to assess forest health: sampling strategies in regrowth native forests (ABSTRACT). In Abstracts: Forest Health Surveillance Workshop: Brisbane, 2nd November 1998 Standing Committee on Forestry, Brisbane. p. 1
Robinson RM, Farr JD, Wallace JM (1998). Ground surveys to assess forest health: sampling strategies in regrowth native forests: paper to Forest Health Surveillance Workshop, RWG-7 & 8, Brisbane 2/11/98. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Manjimup. 16 p.
Farr J (1997). Insects in the garden. Landscope 12(4), pp. 28–35
Farr JD, Wheeler IB (1997). Sex determination in the bulls eye borer, Phoracantha acanthocera (Macleay) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). CALMScience 2, pp. 199–201
Farr J (1992). Report on visit by Qiao Wang to the Department of CALM, Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australia, Research News 2/92, pp. 5–6
Farr J (1992). Lerps, bugs and gum-leaves. Landscope 8(1), pp. 50–53
Farr J (1992). Invertebrate fauna: introduction to insect ecology and pest dynamics. In The Jarrah Book: Proceedings of a Weekend Workshop at Perup Field Studies Centre (eds A Wardell-Johnson, M Frith). Bridgetown-Greenbushes Friends of the Forest, Bridgetown. pp. 34–47
Farr J, Dick S (1991). Have you seen this insect? (PAMPHLET). Department of Conservation and Land Management, Como, WA.
Farr J (1990). GLS decline in southern jarrah. CALM News Apr, p. 4
Farr JD (1990). Gum leaf skeletonizer (Uraba lugens) in the southern jarrah forest of Western Australia. Tree Decline and Revegetation Newsletter 2, p. 10
Farr JD (1989). A spondyalaspid infesting Eucalyptus occidentalis in the Western Australian wheatbelt. Tree Decline and Revegetation Newsletter 1, p. 11
Farr JD (1989). Gum leaf skeletonizer, Uraba lugens Walk. (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) in Western Australia. Tree Decline and Revegetation Newsletter 1, pp. 9–10
Farr J (1988). Lerp outbreak causes concern. CALM News 4(43), p. 4
Farr J (1988). Uraba lugens in South Australia: biology and performance in relation to nitrogen nutrition (ABSTRACT). p. 5
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