MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. —

An Asian longhorned beetle has been detected at a shopping center in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, according to the Clemson University Department of Plant Industry (DPI).

The infestation was detected on Aug. 24 by two off-duty DPI inspectors who saw suspicious insect damage on maple trees consistent with ALB and followed up.

Clemson DPI and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant and Animal Inspection Service are collaborating to determine the extent of the infestation. They will announce an official quarantine area in the coming weeks. Latest Forecast

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The department is now asking residents, arborists, construction site contractors and debris management companies in this area to refrain from moving certain

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