Clemson Says Beaufort County Hit Hardest by Invasive Hornet

Clemson says Beaufort County hit hardest by invasive hornet

Beaufort County is seeing South Carolina’s worst yellow-legged hornet outbreak, and Clemson says the invasive pest is threatening honeybees.

Clemson Scientist Secures USDA Funding to Help Protect S.C. From Invasive Pests

CLEMSON, S.C. — As invasive insects travel toward South Carolina, Clemson University scientist Zee Ahmed is leading research to help the state detect and manage two emerging threats before they become more widespread. Ahmed, an assistant professor of entomology at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center near Florence, South Carolina, has received $338,928 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to lea…