Elizabeth McCarty

Dr. Elizabeth McCarty is an Associate Professor and Forest Health Specialist at the University of Georgia, affiliated with the Department of Entomology. Her work focuses on forest entomology, pest management, and environmental risk assessment. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee (2016), an M.S. from the University of South Alabama (2006), and a B.S. from the University of Mobile (2002).

• Education: Ph.D. (2016), M.S. (2006), B.S. (2002)

Her research emphasizes pine pest management (Nantucket pine tip moth, hemlock woolly adelgid), pesticide environmental impacts, and aquatic insect ecology. Recent work explores climate-driven shifts in pest phenology and systemic insecticide effects on pollinators like Osmia lignaria.

Key publications include studies on pine disease mycobiomes (2024), longleaf pine arthropod communities (2024), and imidacloprid's ecological risks in forest systems (2017–2020). She collaborates with the UGA Forest Health Lab and Southern Pine Health Research Cooperative.