Southern Pine Beetle and Invasive Plant Control Cost Share Programs Now Accepting Applications!
…the SPB 2023 funding year: non-commercial thinning ($70/acre), herbicide release ($40/acre), prescribed burning ($5/acre), and southern pine beetle suppression. Click here to view the SPB application and apply. The other…
Forest Health
…materials out of quarantine areas. PDF Georgia 2022 SPB Aerial Survey Report PDF Georgia 2022 SPB Prediction Trapping Results The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) participates annually in the southern pine…
Pine Bark Beetles in Georgia
…beetle or SPB, and the black turpentine beetle. A dying pine may have multiple bark beetle species feeding in it. Pine Bark Beetles are the most important forest insect pests…
Resources
…and help direct further investigation. Carbon Sequestration PDF Georgia 2021 SPB Aerial Survey Report Southern pine beetle (SPB) activity was very low across the state in 2021. Above average rainfall…
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Cost Share & Incentive Programs
Statewide Programs Southern Pine Beetle Cost Share Program (SPB) The purpose of the SPBP is to help landowners implement various silvicultural practices that will prevent (or minimize) impacts of southern…
2020 Georgia Southern Pine Beetle Prediction Survey Update
The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) participates annually in the southern pine beetle (SPB) prediction trapping program. The southern pine beetle is the most destructive forest pest in the southeastern states. Survey results are documented in an annual report so that activity and damage levels can be anticipated and mitigated.
