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Clemson University
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Samantha Kennett

PhD Student
Graduate Research Assistant
Forestry and Environmental Conservation Department

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Email: skenne7@clemson.edu

 

Educational Background

MS Integrative Biology
Kennesaw State University 2023

BS Environmental Science and Conservation
Southern New Hampshire University 2018

Courses Taught

FRN 4700 Insect Ecology in Urban Ecosystems (CI course)

Profile

Researching the ecology, management, and impact of the invasive crape myrtle bark scale (Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae) in South Carolina and Washington, D.C.

Publications

Kennett, S. M., Seifert, B., Dunn, R. R., Pierson, T. W., & Penick, C. A. (2024). The ManhattAnt: identification, distribution, and colony structure of a new pest in New York City, Lasius emarginatus. Biological Invasions, 1-14.

Links

Meet the ManhattAnt, the ant that's taken New York's streets by storm
In N.Y.C. Apartments, The Ants Go Marching Up
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