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Many regulatory programs are reactive – responding to a problem or pest once it has arrived. Education and Outreach, however, is proactive – seeking to actively avoid a problem before it arrives. While the impacts of such proactive programs are harder to measure, it cannot be disputed that they aid in pest exclusion, earlier pest discovery, and a larger network of informed citizens and agencies on the lookout. Click on each of the orange tabs above for more information on how we use Education and Outreach at Clemson to make South Carolina safer from invasive pests that threaten our state.
Contact
Stephen Compton
Program Coordinator
864.646.2140
Fax: 864.646.2178
scompto@clemson.edu
Firewood Movement
DON'T MOVE FIREWOOD. BUY IT WHERE YOU BURN IT.
The movement of firewood and the presence of important host trees make campgrounds and parks high-risk areas for invasive species introduction. Many invasive forest pests, like emerald ash borer, Asian long horned beetle, and oak splendor beetle, can hitch a ride on firewood. While adult beetles may be hiding in the bundle, the larvae and pupae still maturing inside the wood are even more difficult to spot.
