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New Firewood Newsletter Format Launched!

We restarted our e-newsletter in December 2024 with a new look and new name- the Firewood and Forest Pests Newsletter! As the title suggests, our revamped newsletter covers current events, research, regulation changes, pest updates, partner campaigns, and news related to forest insects and diseases- with special emphasis on those forest pests and pathogens known […]

Firewood Month 2024 WEBINARS

  UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will be rescheduling our Firewood Webinar Series to a yet undetermined time in 2025. Please stay tuned! In the meantime, don’t forget to take a peek at our 2024 Firewood Month Action Kit for outreach tips and guidance! Tell your colleagues, tell your friends – let’s talk firewood! […]

Entomology Today Article: Study Finds Quarantines Remain Key Part of Emerald Ash Borer Control

REPRINT courtesy of Entomology Today, Research News. See original here: Quarantines Remain Key Part of Emerald Ash Borer Control, Study Finds By Laurel Downs and Leigh Greenwood Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is one of the most invasive and destructive tree pests in North America. It continues to spread across the United States and Canada, […]

Disposing of Woody Storm Debris from Asian Longhorned Beetle Host Trees

Hurricane season is upon us. Please stay safe! The following is an important Alert from our friends at USDA APHIS and Clemson University’s Department of Plant Industry regarding the South Carolina Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program in light of Storm Idalia: ——— NOTICE ———- If you live in Charleston/Dorchester counties in South Carolina and are […]

WEBINAR: More Bugs are Coming

Mark your calendars for the upcoming webinar “More Bugs are Coming… What this means for your trees and what you can do about it!” on Wednesday, September 13th from 4PM to 5PM EDT. This webinar will discuss forest pest impacts in urban areas- which are some of the first places that forest pests usually establish […]