Regulatory Services

Emerging Pest Alert: Beech Leaf Disease Caused by Litylenchus crenatae

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 […]

Regulatory Lab Meeting

The first All Labs Lunch and Learn was held Friday, March 31, 2023, from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm.  It was a great setting to get to know what everybody is currently doing and what they plan to do in the future.  Everybody shared ideas and skill sets needed to be consistent in the Regulatory […]