The SPB is about half the size of a grain of rice and reddish-brown to black in color. The best control method is to harvest and remove from the property the beetle infested trees plus a buffer of green trees. Infested trees plus a green buffer are , felled toward the spot center and left in place. In either case, it is vitally important that control action be taken as rapidly as possible. They are Anderson, Laurens, Abbeville, Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, and Union.
Infested pines are worth much less than green pines.
The value declines rapidly with time after infestation. The most important consideration for the landowner is to rapidly get infested timber removed or felled. For pricing information, contact a forestry professional. Southern pine beetles kill trees in spots. Adult females originate attacks on pines.