Name: Ward, Jeffrey (Researcher)PrintGo Back

Institution: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Description of Expertise:

My invasive species research has focused on primarily on the control and ecology of Japanese barberry, along with commonly associated co-invasives, to enhance forest regeneration, restore native shrubs and herbaceous species, and to reduce the risk of exposure to ticks infected with Lyme disease. Secondarily, I have examined methods of controlling Japanese stiltgrass and running bamboo.

Phone: (203) 974-8495

Website: http://www.ct.gov/caes/cwp/view.asp?a=2812&q=345088

States: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Species: Terrestrial plants, Barberry (Berberis thunbergii), Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.), Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica), Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), Mugwort (Artemisia spp.), Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculata), Tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), Running bamboo (Phyllostachys spp.),

Ecosystems: Forest, Urban, Wetland

Research Areas: Extension and education, Management techniques (mechanical/manual, chemical, fire)

Last updated: September 21, 2015 at 7:13 am