Forest Health
Summer Tree Insects to Keep an Eye On
Southern pine beetle, spotted lanternfly, fall webworm, and elm leaf beetles, oh my! Keep your eyes open for these summer tree insects.
March 26, 2025
Southern pine beetle, spotted lanternfly, fall webworm, and elm leaf beetles, oh my! Keep your eyes open for these summer tree insects.
Southern pine beetle (SPB) is a small native beetle that can cause a widespread damage in pine forests. Normally, SPB occurs in low levels attacking stress-weakened trees, but when SPB populations increase to epidemic levels, they will begin attacking healthy pine trees.
Spotted lanternfly, sometimes abbreviated SLF, has not been detected in Georgia…yet, but it was detected next door in North Carolina in Summer 2022. This is an invasive insect to keep our eyes open for, given its potential to damage crops and trees.
Forest tent caterpillars and eastern tent caterpillars are native caterpillars that feed on hardwood trees in Georgia.
Scratching your head about sudden wintertime pine tree browning? Noticing signs of tree stress such as thinning crowns, dying branches, or even a dead terminal leader? Odds are you’ve probably not heard of the deodar weevil, a wintertime pest of pine trees.
Southern pine beetle, spotted lanternfly, fall webworm, and elm leaf beetles, oh my! Keep your eyes open for these summer tree insects.
Southern pine beetle (SPB) is a small native beetle that can cause a widespread damage in pine forests. Normally, SPB occurs in low levels attacking stress-weakened trees, but when SPB populations increase to epidemic levels, they will begin attacking healthy pine trees.
Spotted lanternfly, sometimes abbreviated SLF, has not been detected in Georgia…yet, but it was detected next door in North Carolina in Summer 2022. This is an invasive insect to keep our eyes open for, given its potential to damage crops and trees.
Forest tent caterpillars and eastern tent caterpillars are native caterpillars that feed on hardwood trees in Georgia.
Scratching your head about sudden wintertime pine tree browning? Noticing signs of tree stress such as thinning crowns, dying branches, or even a dead terminal leader? Odds are you’ve probably not heard of the deodar weevil, a wintertime pest of pine trees.