Haley Ritger

Asian Longhorned Beetle Program Manager
Public Service Activities, Regulatory Programs, Department of Plant Industry, Invasive Species Program

Office: Hollywood, SC
Phone: 843-973-8329
Email: hritger@clemson.edu

 Educational Background

M.P.A.
Indiana University 2014

M.S. Environmental Science
Indiana University 2014

B.A. English
Indiana University 2010

 Profile

Haley Ritger manages the Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program at the Department of Plant Industry. The Program works cooperatively with the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to eradicate this invasive tree killing beetle from the state of South Carolina through a multi-pronged strategy that employs survey and detection, regulation, stakeholder engagement, and community outreach.