Information about the Asian longhorned beetle, including its life cycle, hosts, etc.

Key characteristics of the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) and of several southeast US lookalikes to distinguish them.

Fact sheet on the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) including life cycle, identification characteristics, and more information

In the past 50 years, the range of the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) in the southern United States has been rapidly expanding. As their range expands, armadillos increasingly come into conflict with suburban landowners. When foraging, armadillos often uproot ornamental plants. Their rooting activity also damages gardens, lawns, and flower ...

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are perhaps the most abundant large game mammal in the United States and the most popular game species in Georgia.

Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are a non-native invasive species brought to the United States in the 1500s by Spanish explorers. In the United States, estimated damage to agriculture and other property attributable to wild pigs exceeds 1.5 billion dollars a year (Pimentel 2007). Wild pigs are habitat generalists. The combination ...

Imidacloprid in an insecticide used to suppress hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) populations on hemlock trees.

This is a 4-part PowerPoint presentation on Beetle Pests of Pines in Georgia

This is a 4-part PowerPoint presentation on Beetle Pests of Pines in Georgia

This is a 4-part PowerPoint presentation on Beetle Pests of Pines in Georgia

The subject of firewood as implicated in the movement of invasive forest insects and disease has been well-publicized in the media over the past decade, but not much attention has been paid to another significant source of wood movement? that which is moved by woodturners, furniture makers and other artisans. ...

The IveGot1 application allows users to report observations of invasive species, report negative survey results (surveyed for and did not find certain species), and identify and view maps of regionally relevant species. This document walks the user through each of the steps with text and images, including instructions specifically for ...

Hemlock woolly adelgid is an invasive forest pest that affects both forest stands and the nursery industry. The publication contains background information on HWA, scouting instructions, insecticide management guidance, and quarantine regulations. Included are insecticide tables, a by-county quarantine table, and specific state regulations.

This paper provides an outline of the major abiotic and biotic factors affecting southern pine health especially loblolly pine; diagnostic of some of these factors, and management recommendations for maintaining pine health in the region. Abiotic factors discussed include land-use history, management, and weather conditions. Biotic factors discussed include bark ...

Pollinators are an important natural resource in Georgia, providing an estimated value of $360 million in pollination services. Agricultural crops and native plants need pollinators to successfully produce fruit and seeds.

Pollinators play important roles in biodiversity, crop production, and even the economy. A 2014 economic impact study by University of Georgia experts determined that the annual value of pollination to Georgia is over $360 million. Even better? The services pollinators provide is totally free.

Web Soil Survey (WSS) is an online interactive site created by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service that provides soils data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It has many potential applications for natural resource managers and forest landowners. The WSS web address is http://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm.

In trying to reach family woodland owners with educational products and programs, one of the most important things to understand who they are, how they value their forests, how they like to receive information, and what they are most interested in, With this purpose in mind, the USDA Forest Service ...

The impact of Hurricane Michael was immediate and devastating. Many forest landowners suffered catastrophic or severe timber losses, and have done (or plan to do) a timber salvage. There are a few special federal income tax provisions available for forest landowners affected by the disaster:

Hurricane Michael had a devastating impact on the timber industry in South Georgia. Many forest landowners suffered catastrophic or severe timber losses due to the event. The Georgia General Assembly enacted HB 4EX in November of 2018 and an amendment (HB 446) in April of 2019. The bill provides a ...

Pursuant to § 48-2-12, 48-5-7, 48-5-7.4, and 48-5-269, the Georgia Revenue Commissioner has the responsibility of annually determining the values of qualified CUVA and FLPA lands for ad valorem tax purposes and publishing rules and regulations to help county tax assessors determine the values of property that qualify for conservation ...

The shape of tree leaves is a primary way to identify tree species. The environment, resource availability, social / ecological interactions, and biology of trees and forests all impact leaf size and shape. Tree genetics set boundaries and help optimize leaf forms in the long-term, while stress, strain and physiological ...

Tree anatomy and morphology represent how a tree stands against wind and gravity (Figure 1), as well as how it functions and how it looks. Understanding trees requires the discipline of learning and using basic scientific and botanical terms. Tree anatomy can be as simple as crown, stem, and roots. ...

Around tree roots, stems, and branches is a complex set of tissues. These exterior layers are the environmental face of a tree open to all sorts of site vulgarities. This most exterior of tree tissue provides a measure of protection from a dry, oxidative, heat and cold extreme, sunlight drenched, ...

Your grandmother suggested sex would get you into trouble if you were not careful. For tree professionals, not appreciating tree sexual expression can lead to unexpected tree growth performance, failed client expectations, and liability and maintenance problems. Tree sex expression is more complex than simply thinking of a “boy” or ...

Georgia has an abundance of trees -- a number are wetland trees, and a number grow in upland areas.

Live oak (Quercus virginiana Mill.) is a great tree of the Coastal Plain in the Southcentral and South- eastern United States. It can be massive and wide-spreading, or scrubby and small, depending upon the site where it grows. Live oak is both a cultural and an ecological asset in landscapes. ...

Ice storm events happen periodically 2 - 25 years apart in most of the Eastern portion of North America. Figure 1 shows the distribution of ice storms by month, with the peak coming in February and March when warm fronts are moving over cold surface temperatures. Even places in the ...

Major ice storms cause catastrophic damage to trees. In reviewing ice storm caused damage in trees, it is possible to formulate some tree health care and management applications to minimize damage from the next major ice storm. Tree damage from ice storms can be summarized into four interrelated components: 1) ...

The native trees of Georgia represent a great ecological bounty and a rich cultural history. Native trees grow from the mountains to the sea in many diverse habitats and under many environmental constraints.

A number of native trees can grow under wetland and flooding soil conditions. Some tree species are so indicative of wetland conditions they can be used for regulatory wetland classifications. For planting purposes, or when soil water requimes must be changed, proper tree species selection is critical when a site ...

Native trees are a biological heritage adding value, comfort, and beauty to life. Native trees have witnessed ice ages, cultures come and go, and great landscape changes. They have been and continue to be an important component of forested landscapes and provide many ecological functions. Native trees are wonderfully adapted ...

Sourwood is a tree of contrasts. It’s sour foliage supports many small summer flowers containingthe sweetest of nectar. This nectar is collected by bees and made into one of the premium honeys ofthe world. Sourwood has been used for both arrows and medicines. Sourwood has little importance to most people ...

Boron is a rare element and the lightest (except for hydrogen) element essential for trees.

On moist rocky toe-slopes and well-drained gravel bars, hidden among shrubs and young trees, grows a citrus family tree. This citrus tree is the most northern growing of its family in North America, surviving in Quebec and Ontario, Canada. Instead of a plump juicy fruit, it bears a fruit which ...

Zinc is a required metal in trees.

Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera) is a small tree in which people have found great value. Once discovered by early European settlers, it was haphazardly carried and tended across the continent. Between 1855 and 1875 there was an agricultural hedge program to plant the species. Because of its attributes, it was prized ...

Manganese is a metal used in small amounts, but essential to a number of key processes in trees.

Iron is a universal component of plant life. Trees use iron in a myriad of tasks.

Oglethorpe oak (Quercus oglethorpensis) is a newcomer in the tree identification world. Originallythought by botanists to be a Southern form of shingle oak (Quercus imbricaria), a more carefulseries of observations proved otherwise. Oglethorpe oak was identified along a quiet creek in 1940 by a brilliant plant taxonomist, Professor Wilbur Duncan. ...

Eighty percent (80%) of all materials in a living tree is water taken from soil, with minute amounts taken directly from the atmosphere and precipitation.

Pyrularia pubera is a parasitic shrub found in understories of old disturbed forest sites in the Appalachians and foothills. Pyrularia pubera is a root parasite. It makes a living using other trees,shrubs and herbs roots to gather water and essential elements. The fruit is unique and the most noticed part ...

The Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) tree is a common fixture along roadsides and in old landscapes. The big green leaves and distinctive long dangling fruits are noticeable from hundreds of yards away. Although used in the past for a few wood-based products and pioneer medicines, today catalpa is used for ...

Site development activities, including land clearance and construction, can generate soil and tree damage. Each tree species, and each unique individual stem, respond to stress and strain of site development activities in different ways. Tree species can vary widely in their response to mechanical injury, pest attack, soil modifications, and ...

Professional tree health care providers in different states and sub-state units, all with unique tree species and growing conditions were asked to list the most common and important street and shade tree species for their geographic area. All species lists were consolidated to generate a composite list for the United ...

Every Winter people notice mistletoe (American mistletoe = Phoradendron serotinum var. serotinum).

Trees do not have hairs – trees have trichomes. Trees have many different types of thread-like or bristle-like growths on leaves, twigs, buds, and roots, but none of them are hairs. Mammals have hair and fur. Tree “hairs” are called trichomes. Trichomes can occur all over the tree – from ...

Some native trees grow successfully in every Georgia county and in any part of the State. Key to proper selection of a Georgia native tree for planting is assuring it can handle various climatic and micro-site characteristics.

Hardiness zones in Georgia have changed significantly over the last few decades.