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South Carolina Implements Statewide Quarantine On Ash Wood

South Carolina officials have declared a statewide emergency quarantine of some wood products due the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), an invasive insect pest that inhabits and destroys native ash trees. Under the quarantine, Clemson University officials will regulate the...

Emerald Ash Borer Targets Carolina Ash Trees

First we lost the elm trees, then the chestnut trees, now the hemlocks, and soon possibly the ash trees. Non-native insects and diseases are slowly whittling away at our forest tree species. The latest on the scene in our area is the Emerald Ash Borer and prognosis...