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It’s time for our annual update on invasive tree pests in South Carolina! We all know that South Carolina’s forests have their share of pests – most of which are native and typically only impact stressed or injured trees. However, several invasive species are established in our state or in neighboring states. Emerald ash borerThe […]

South Carolina’s forests have their share of pests – this we know. And while most of these pests are native and typically only impact stressed or injured trees, several non-native species are present and established in our state. Of those non-native species, a few are true invasives, capable of causing widespread economic and/or ecological damage. […]

The forests of South Carolina – like those throughout the United States – certainly have their share of pests. While most of these pests are native and typically only impact stressed or injured trees, several non-native species are present and established in South Carolina. And of those non-native species, a few are true invasives, capable […]