1971 oak wilt survey in South Carolina

A survey for oak wilt was made by S. C. State Commission of Forestry personnel in parts of 9 counties where the disease had not previously been found. The 1,994,300 acres were flown at 50% coverage followed by ground checks of all suspicious spots . One new spot was confirmed by laboratory analysis at Clemson University . The spot occurred in Richland County, t he first case in this county. review of spots confirmed in 1970 revealed that spread in 1971 is equal to 1970 and many new spots are appearing nearby