JOHNSON, Vt. —A team of faculty and student researchers at Vermont State University has been given a nearly $2 million grant to research the connection between ticks and invasive plant species in the state.
VTSU announced it has been awarded $1.8 million from the National Science Foundation to conduct research along with researchers from the University of Maine to help understand the connection between the insects and certain plant species. It will specifically focus on land management decisions made by private landowners in Vermont in relation to the control of those plants and ticks.
The project is being spearheaded by faculty members Drs. Kristen Ross and William Landesman.
