South Carolina
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Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Crystal Harden (864) 646-2135

    Serves on the National Plant Board, oversees state pest detection and regulatory activities and coordinates survey activities between government agencies, public and private organizations. Coordinates the state's initial emergency response if an exotic pest is detected.

  • State Survey Coordinator

    Sherry Aultman (864) 646-2128

    Coordinates CAPS survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.

  • State Plant Health Director

    Deb Stewart (919) 855-7600

    Directs federal APHIS-PPQ pest detection and regulatory activities in cooperation with state officials, and coordinate the initial PPQ emergency response if an exotic pest is detected in the state.

  • Pest Survey Specialist

    Darrell Bays (919) 855-7607
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

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Weed Identification Tool
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Department of Plant Industry
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Invasive Plants in Southern Forests
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Videos

Exotic Fruit Fly Monitoring
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CAPS 2013 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Asian Longhorned Beetle Anoplophora glabripennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Bacterial Wilt Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
British Root-knot Nematode Meloidogyne artiellia Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Chilli Thrips; Yellow Tea Thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
European Chestnut Weevil Curculio elephas Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
European Oak Bark Beetle Scolytus intricatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
False Columbia Root-knot Nematode Meloidogyne fallax Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Hibiscus (Pink) Mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Japanese Oak Wilt Raffaelea quercivora Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Mediterranean Cereal Cyst Nematode Heterodera latipons Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Mexican Corn Cyst Nematode Punctodera chalcoensis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Splendour Beetle Agrilus biguttatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pale Cyst Nematode Globodera pallida Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pearly Root Cyst Nematode Heterodera ciceri Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Phytophthora Oak Decline; Root Rot Phytophthora quercina Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pigeonpea Cyst Nematode Heterodera cajani Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Root Rot Gymnopus fusipes Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Walnut Twig Beetle Pityophthorus juglandis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps