by: Xiao Yang, Steven Jeffers, Caroline Oatley, Allison Guggenheimer Bower There are no known reports of beech leaf disease (BLD) in South Carolina at present, but it is an emerging threat of regulatory concern that has recently been confirmed in Watauga County, North Carolina (Borden et al. 2026). BLD is caused by the foliar nematode […]
Emerging Pest Alert: Beech Leaf Disease Caused by Litylenchus crenatae
November 5, 2026
