Name: Horn, Scott (Researcher)PrintGo Back

Institution: Forest Service

Description of Expertise:

We have focused our research to determine the impacts of Chinese Privet on certain insect communities and how removal can help those communities recover. We are additionally interested in biological control of privet as a long-term strategy for management.

States: Georgia

Species: Terrestrial Invertebrates, Terrestrial plants, Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae), Redbay ambrosia beetle (Xyleborus glabratus), Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), Privet (Ligustrum spp.),

Ecosystems: Forest

Research Areas: Impacts (ecological), Management techniques (biological control, mechanical/manual, chemical)

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