The Georgia Forestry Commission is urging residents in four Georgia counties to be on the lookout for damage signs from the destructive southern pine beetle. In a recent survey by GFC foresters, Echols, Twiggs, Dawson and Greene counties were identified as locations with the highest probabilities of experiencing an SPB outbreak this year.
“We want to get this information out to landowners because there are certain things that can be done to prevent and control outbreaks,” Georgia Forestry Commission Forest Health Coordinator Lynne Womack said. “Now through fall is the time to inspect carefully and take action, if needed.”
The Gwinnett Daily Post is a daily newspaper published in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and serves as the county's legal organ. The newspaper is owned by Times-Journal Inc. and prints Wednesday and Sunday each week.