This page shall serve as the official listing of plant pests in accordance with South Carolina Code of Regulations Chapter 27 Article 10:
27-135. Designation of Plant Pests.
- The Commission hereby delegates to the Director the authority to determine and implement appropriate measures to eradicate, control, or slow the spread of plant pests in South Carolina. This authority extends to a decision that a plant pest has become so widespread that the initiation or continuation of control measures would be ineffective.
- An advisory committee made up of at least 5 members will meet at least annually to review and make recommendations on the official listing of plant pests in SC. The committee members will be: the State Plant Regulatory Official for South Carolina (or designee), the USDA State Plant Health Director for South Carolina (or designee), a Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service Representative, and at least 2 at large representatives from other stakeholder agencies, such as the SC Department of Natural Resources, the SC Forestry Commission, or the SC Department of Agriculture. At large members shall be nominated and voted on by the advisory committee at its annual meeting. Additional at large members may be nominated and voted in at the annual advisory committee meeting. At large members from stakeholder agencies shall each serve a three-year term.
- The official listing of plant pests in SC shall be maintained and made publicly available on Clemson’s website located on our Invasive Species page
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Plants
Diseases Scientific Name Common Name Aeginetia spp. in broom rape family Ageratina adenophora Sprengel Croftonweed, Croftonweek, eupatomy, sticky snake root, and throughwort Agrostemma githago Corn Cockle Alectra spp. Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griscb. Alligatorweed, Pigweed Alternanthera sessilis Sessile joyweed Asphodelus fistulosus Onionweed, pink asphodel, hollow-stemmed asphodel Avena sterilis, A. ludoviciana Avena sterile oats, sterile oat, animated oat, wild oat, red oat, and winter wild oat Azolla pinnata R. Brown Pinnate mosquite fern, Mosquito fern, feathered mosquito fern, and water velvet Calonyction muricatum Purple Moonflower, lilacbell Cardiospermum halicacabum Balloonvine, balloon plant, and love in a puff Carthamus oxyacantha Carthamus cauox, Wild safflower, jeweled distaff thistle Caulerpa taxifolia Mediterranean clone, Green alga, and Killer alga Centaurea repens Russian Knapweed Chrysopogon aciculatus Pilipiliula, lesser speargrass, and Mackie's pest Citrus reticulata var. unshu Unshu Oranges and Satsuma orange Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle, St. Benedict's Thistle, holy thistle, and spotted thistle Commelina benghalensis Benghal dayflower, tropical spiderwort Crupina vulgaris Common crupina, bearded creeper, and starry scabious Cuscuta spp. Dodders, with some exceptions Digitaria abyssinica African couchgrass, Fingergrass Digitaria velutina Velvet fingergrass Drymaria arenarioides H.B.K. Alfombrilla Egeria densa Brazilian Elodea Eichhornia azurea Anchored waterhyacinth, Rooted waterhyacinth Eichhornia crassipes Water hyacinth Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive Elaeagnus pungens Thorny olive Elaeagnus umbellata Autumn olive Emex australis Three-cornered jack, double gee, and devils' thorn Emex spinosa Spiny emex and Devil's thorn Euphorbia prunifolia Painted euphorbia, Leafy spurge Ficaria verna Fig Buttercup, Lesser celandine and pilewort Galega officinalis Goat's rue, Galega, French lilac, and professor's weed Helianthus ciliaris Texas Blueweed, yerba parda Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant hogweed Hydrilla verticillata Hydrilla and water thyme Hygrophila polysperma Indian hygrophila, Miramar weed, and dwarf hygro Imperata brasiliensis Trin. Brazilian satintail Imperata cylindrica Cogongrass and Kunai grass Indula brittanica British yellowhead and meadow fleabane Ipomoea aquatica Water spinach, Swamp morning glory, and river spinach Ipomoea triloba Threelobe morning glory, Little bell, and Aiea morningglory Ischaemum rugosum Soramollagrass Lagarosiphon major Oxygen weed, African elodea and curly waterweed Leptochloa chinensis Chinese sprangletop and red sprankle top Limnophila sessiliflora Limnophila, Ambulia, and Asian marshweed Lolium temulentum Darnel and cockle Ludwigia hexapetala Water primrose Ludwigia uruguayensis Uraguay Primrose Lycium ferocissimum African boxthorn Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife Melaleuca quinquenervia Paperbark tree and punk tree Melastoma malabathricum Banks melastoma, Melastoma, and Indian rhododendron Mikania cordata African mile-a-minute Mikania micrantha Mile-a-minute Mimosa invisa Giant sensitiveplant Mimosa pigra Catclaw mimosa and giant sensitve tree Monochoria hastata Arrowleaved Monochoria and hastate-leaved pondweed Monochoria vaginalis Pickerel Weed and heartshaped false pickerel weed Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian watermilfoil and spiked watermilfoil Najas minor Brittleleaf naid and brittle water nymph Nassella trichotoma Serrated tussock Nymphoides cristata Crested Floating Heart and floating snowflake Nymphoides peltata Yellow Floating heart and water-fringe Opuntia aurantiaca Jointed prickly pear, tiger-pear, and jointed cactus Orobanche spp. Except the following broomrape species: O. bulbosa, O. californica, O. cooperi, O. corymbosa, O. dugesii, O. fasciculate, O. ludoviciana, O. multicaulis, O. parishii, O. pinorum, O. uniflorum, O. valida, O. vallicola Oryza longistaminata Wild red rice and longstamen rice Oryza punctata Wild red rice Oryza rufipogon Brownbeard rice and red rice Oryza sativa Red Rice and Asian rice Ottelia alismoides Duck-lettuce Paspalum scrobiculatum Koda millet Pennisetum clandestinum Kikuyugrass Pennisetum macrourum African feathergrass Pennisetum pedicellatum Kyasumagrass and desho grass Pennisetum polystachion Missiongrass, Thinnapiergrass Phragmites australis Common Reed Pistia stratiotes Water lettuce, water cabbage, Nile cabbage, and shell flower Polygonum perfoliatum Mile-a-minute weed, devil's tail, Asiatic tearthrumb, and giant climbing tearthumb Prosopis alpataco Alpataco Prosopis argentina Algarobilla, algarrobo blanco, and white carob Pyrus calleryana Bradford Pear, Callery Pear Rottboellia cochinchinensis itchgrass, Raoulgrass, corngrass, Kokoma grass, Gruiena-fowl grass, jointed grass, Shamwa grass, and kelly grass Rubus fruticosus Wild blackberry and shrubby blackberry Rubus moluccanus Molucca raspberry, Molucca bramble, and broad-leafed bramble Saccharum spontaneum Wild sugarcane and Kans grass Sagittaria sagittifolia Arrowhead Salsola vermiculata Wormleaf salsola, Mediterranean saltwort Salvinia auriculata Giant salvinia, eared watermoss, African payal, and butterfly fern Salvinia biloba Giant salvinia Salvinia herzogii Giant salvinia and Herzog salvinia Salvinia molesta Floating Fern Setaria pallide-fusca Cattail grass and yellow foxtail Solanum tampicense Wetland nightshade, wetland nightshade, scrambling nightshade, and aquatic soda apple Solanum torvum Turkeyberry, devil's fig, pea eggplant, palate brush, and susumber Solanum viarum Tropical Soda Apple Sparganium erectum Branched burreed Spermacoce alata winged false buttonweed Striga spp. Witchweed Trapa natans Water Chestnut, Waternut Tridax procumbens Coat buttons, Tridax daisy Urochloa panicoides Liverseed grass -
Insects
Plants Scientific Name Common Name Acarapis woodi Tracheal Mite, Isle of Wight Disease Adelges piceae Balsam woolly adelgid Adelges tsugae Hemlock woolly adelgid Aethina tumida Small hive beetle Agrilus planipennis Emerald ash borer Anastrepha ludens Mexican Fruit Fly Anoplophora chinensis Citrus longhorned beetle Anoplophora glabripennis Asian longhorned beetle Anoplophora malasiaca white-spotted lonicorn beetle Anthonomus grandis Boll weevil and cotton Aphis glycines Soybean aphid Apis mellifera scutellata Africanized honeybee Autographa gamma Silver Y Moth Cactoblastis cactorum Cactus moth and Nopol moth Callidiellum rufipenne Smaller Japanese cedar longhorned beetle Ceratitis capitata Mediterranean Fruit Fly and medfly Cryptophlebia leucotreta False Codling Moth Curculio elephas European Chestnut Weevil Cydia funebrana Plum Fruit Moth Cylas formicarius elegantulus Sweet potato weevil Dacus cucurbitae Melon Fly Dacus dorsalis Oriental Fruit Fly Dacus zonatus Peach Fruit Fly Diaphorina citri Kuwayama Asian citrus Psyllid Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth Helicoverpa armigera Old World Bollworm Lachnellula willkommii European Larch Canker Lobesia botrana European Grape Vine Moth and European grape worm Lycorma delicatula Spotted Lanternfly Lymantria dispar Spongy Moth Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) Pink hibiscus mealybug Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Exotic weevil, Sri Lanka weevil, and yellow-headed weevil Parlatoria ziziphi Black Parlatoria Scale Pectinophora gossypiella Pink Bollworm Popillia japonica Japanese Beetle Solenopsis invicta Red Imported Fire Ant Solenopsis richteri Forel Black imported fire ant Spodoptera littoralis Egyptian Cottonworm, African cotton leafworm, and Mediterranean brocade Spodoptera litura Cotton Leafworm and tobacco cutworm Tomicus piniperda Pine Shoot Beetle Trogoderma granarium Khapra beetle and cabinet beetle Unaspis yanonensis Arrowhead Scale Varroa jacobsoni Varroa Mite -
Diseases
Mollusks / Nematodes Scientific Name Common Name Candidatus phytoplasma mali Apple proliferation phytoplasma Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus Citrus Greening, Huanglongbing (HLB) Cronartium ribicola White Pine Blister Rust Elsinoe australis Sweet Orange Scab and Citrus Scab Guignardia citricarpa Citrus Black Spot Melissococcus plutonius European Foulbrood Paenibacillus larvae American Foulbrood Peronosclerospora philippinensis Philippine downy mildew Phakopsora pachyrhizi Soybean Rust Phytophthora infestans Late Blight Phytophthora ramorum Sudden Oak Death, Ramorum canker Plum pox potyvirus (PPV) Plum pox virus Puccinia graminis Black Stem Rust, creal rust, black rust, red rust, and red dust Puccinia horiana Chrysanthemum white rust Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 Brown Rot, bacterial wilt Soybean dwarf luteovirus (SbDV) Strawberry mild yellow edge-associated virus and soybean dwarf virus Synchytrium endobioticum Potato wart and Black scab Tilletia indica Karnal bunt Tomato black ring nepovirus Tomato Balck Ring Virus, family: secoviridae Tomato yellow leaf curl bigeminivirus Tomato leaf curl virus (TYLCV) Xanthomonas spp. Sugarcane Diseases Xanthomonas campestris pv.citri Citrus Canker Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzicola Bacterial leaf streak Xylella fastidiosa Phony Peach Disease and Pierce's disease -
Mollusks / Nematodes
Insects Scientific Name Common Name Achatina fulica Giant African snail Globodera rostochiensis Golden Nematode, Golden eelworm, and yellow potato cyst nematode Helix aspersa Muller Brown garden snail Heterodera zeae Corn Cyst Nematode Megalobulimus oblongus (Muller) Giant South American snail Meloidogyne enterolobii Guava Root Knot Nematode Pomacea canaliculata Channeled Apple Snail and golden apple snail Theba pisana Muller White garden snail -
Seed Irish Potato Pests
Seed Irish Potato Pests Scientific Name Common Name Various genera Nematodes Polerovirus Leaf roll Nucleorhabdovirus Yellow dwarf Phytophthora infestans Late blight, Giant hill, Curly dwarf, Stem end discoloration, Spinach leaf Ralstonia solanacearum Bacterial wilt / Soft rot Potato virus Y Mosaic (rugrose) Microplasma Haywire, Rosette Potato spindle tuber viroid Spindle tuber Potato leaf roll virus Net necrosis Potato witches’ broom phytoplasma Witches' broom Streptomyces scabies Scab Synchytrium endobioticum Potato wart Potato virus A Mild mosaic Rhizoctonia solani Rhizoctonia Phthorimaea operculella Tuber moth, Hair sprout Sclerotium rolfsii Southern blight
