Associate Professor, Forest Health Specialist Outreach Forest Insects and Diseases Pollinator Habitat Pesticides in Forests Pesticide Safety Education Education: Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2016 M.S., Biology, University of South Alabama, 2006 B.S., Biology, University of Mobile, 2002 Research Selected Publications: McCarty, E., D. Clabo, D. Dickens, C. Waldrop, K.J.K. Gandhi, and C. Villari. 2023. Loblolly pine susceptibility to Nantucket pine tip moth: Do tree genetics play a role? Forest Science 69: 528-528. McCarty, E., V. Cassidy, D. Clabo, D. Dickens, C. Asaro, and K.J.K. Gandhi. 2023. Efficacy of four insecticides for reducing Nantucket pine tip moth (Rhyaciona frustrana) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) infestation levels and improving growth metrics in loblolly pines. Journal of Economic Entomology 116: 835 – 847. Cassidy, V. C., E. McCarty, and C. Asaro. Management implications for Nantucket pine tip moth from temperature-induced shifts in phenology and voltinism attributed to climate change. 2022 Journal of Economic Entomology 115: 1331 – 1341. McCarty, E., Evans, R., Blankenship, J., Murdoch, M., & Duesterbeck, G. 2021. Assessing imidacloprid for Nantucket pine tip moth (Rhyacionia frustrana) suppression through regional collaborative research and focus group evaluation. Trees, Forests, and People 4:100075. Cassidy, V. C., E. P. McCarty, and C. Asaro. Limited scope risk assessment for non-target ground-dwelling arthropods from systemic insecticide applications to young pines. Environmental Entomology, 50: 359-366. Fortuin, C. C., E. McCarty, and K. J. Gandhi. 2020. Acute contact with imidacloprid in soil affects the nesting and survival success of a solitary wild bee, Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Chemosphere 264: 128572. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128572. McCarty, E., R. Nichols, J. McCreadie, and J. Grant. 2019. Assessment of aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling methods for nonregulatory water quality programs. J. Environ. Qual. 48:1749-1757. doi:10.2134/jeq2019.01.0024 McCarty, E. and K. M. Addesso. 2019. Hemlock woolly adelgid management in forest, landscape, and nursery production. J. Insect Sci. 19: 24, 1 - 17. Wiggins, G., E. Benton, J. Grant, M. Kerr, and P. Lambdin. 2018. Short-term detection of imidacloprid in streams following applications in forests. J. Environ. Qual. 47: 571 –578. Benton, E., J. F. Grant, R. J. Nichols, R. J. Webster, J. S. Schwartz, and J. K. Bailey. 2017. Risk assessment of imidacloprid use in forest settings on the aquatic macroinvertebrate community. Enviro. Tox. Chem., 36: 3108 – 3119. Labs/Centers/Committee: Outreach Faculty Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health Area of Specialty: Forest Biology Environmental Risk Health and Protection Environmental Risk Research Areas: Forest Biology Forestry Research Interests: Current Research Areas - Pine tip moth management - Environmental effects of pesticide use in forests - Hemlock woolly adelgid - Aquatic insects
