{"id":3318,"date":"2026-07-18T21:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3318"},"modified":"2026-07-18T21:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:37:50","slug":"invasive-species-have-been-spreading-throughout-sc-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3318","title":{"rendered":"Invasive species have been spreading throughout SC. What to know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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South Carolina\u2019s wildly diverse ecosystem is one of the state\u2019s greatest assets, but it also contributes to one of its biggest challenges.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re one of the few states that have beaches and coastal areas and swamps, we also have mountains, and we have everything in-between,\u201d Steven H. Long said. \u201cWhen a pest pops up in the swamp somewhere on the coast or high up in the mountains, it\u2019s often unseen and undetected for many years, and by the time its detected, sometimes the problem is too far gone to control.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Long serves as Assistant Director of Clemson University\u2019s Department of Plant Industry, working directly with the state government and leading various efforts to regulate and eradicate damaging invasive species. He\u2019s also a member of the Board of Directors at the National Plant Board, a non-profit with a presence in all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam.<\/p>\n

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Long\u2019s department focuses on invasive species that either aren\u2019t yet established in the state or can still be successfully eradicated. Their high-priority targets include the following:<\/p>\n

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