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Using a Texas A&M protocol with Lindgren funnel traps and a three-lure system, 50 counties were sampled weekly to quantify SPB and clerid beetles. 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The southern pine beetle is the most destructive forest pest in the southeastern states. Survey results are documented in an annual report so that activity and damage levels can be anticipated and mitigated.  \nThe Georgia Forestry Commission follows the SPB Prediction Trapping protocol set up by Texas A&M. A 12-funnel Lindgren trap is baited with a three lure system: Frontalin, Sirex and the endo-brevicomin, flexlure (Figure 1). Traps are placed in the field to coincide with redbud bloom (around the first of March in the southern part of the state and mid-March in the northern part of the state). The Georgia Forestry Commission placed 50 traps across the state in 50 counties and six weekly samples were collected from each trap (Figure 2). The number of SPB and clerid beetles (a natural predator of SPB) were counted each week. For 2026, the average number of SPB per-trap per-day was 26.0 (Figure 3) . This number is considered in the moderate range. Comparatively, the average number of SPB per-trap per-day in 2025 was 33.5. Four counties, Carroll, Floyd, Polk and Randolph, had SPB per-trap perday counts greater than 80 . There overall SPB per-trap per-day catches ranged between 80.2-122.2, These counties are in the high range for SPB per-trap per-day. Six counties, Clarke, Coweta,  \nDawson, Houston, Macon and Monroe had SPB per-trap per-day counts greater than 50 but fewer than 80. Twelve counties,  \nGordon, Greene, Heard, Houston, Lee, Meriwether, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pike, Stewart and Talbot had SPB per-trap per-day counts greater than 20 but fewer than 50. All these counties are in the moderate range for SPB per-trap per-day. The remaining 28 traps had an average of fewer than 20 SPBper-trap per-day.  \nIn 2018, the USDA Forest Service (USFS) and all southeastern state cooperators collaborated with Dartmouth College and Bates College, through the Science and Technology Development Program,(STDP) to develop a new prediction model. They found the two greatest factors in predicting the probability of the area having SPB spots are the number of SPB collected per two-week period in the current year and the number of SPB spots in that county the previous year. This year is the eighth year GFC is using this model. The results from the 2026 survey predict that overall SPB activity will be low in the southern region, moderate in the piedmont region, and moderate to high in the west-west central region of Georgia. There were no areas showing a high probability (>50%) of a SPB outbreak. However; Carroll, Coweta and Paulding Counties have the highest probability of having at least a  \nFigure 1: Lindgren funnel trap used to monitor southern pine beetle populations.  \nsingle SPB spot with a range of 84-88% chance, with Carroll County having the greatest probability of having at least a single SPB spot.  \nPerhaps a more informative prediction, because it accounts for more variability within the historical data, is the probability of greater than 50 spots in a county (Figures 4&5) . Carroll County has the highest probability of yielding greater than 50 SPB spots, with a 47.9% chance. Coweta, Floyd, Heard Paulding and Polk Counties have a 28.2-41.4% chance of having greater than 50 spots. Dawson, Gordon, Meriwether, Monroe, Oglethorpe, Pike and Talbot have an 11.0-24.8% chance of having greater than 50 spots. Clarke, Greene, Macon and Randolph Counties have a 9.1-9.7% chance of having greater than 50 spots. The remaining 33 counties that were trapped in 2026 have an 8.7% or less chance of developing greater than 50 spots. To put this in perspective, over the last 15 years, we have only seen the total number of spots statewide rise above 50 in five ","cbCaijcTOs44ikPo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijcTOs44ikPo","pdf",805764,"English","# 2026 Georgia Southern Pine Beetle Prediction Survey Report\n## SPB trapping protocol and sampling design\n## 2026 prediction results by region and county\n## Management guidance and ongoing monitoring\n## Aerial survey plan and field investigation\n## Contact information","[{\"question\":\"How does Georgia Forestry Commission conduct the 2026 SPB prediction survey?\",\"answer\":\"The program follows the SPB Prediction Trapping protocol from Texas A\\u0026M using 12-funnel Lindgren traps with a three-lure bait system. Fifty traps were placed across 50 counties, and six weekly samples were collected from each trap while counting SPB and clerid beetles.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the 2026 model predict for SPB activity risk across Georgia?\",\"answer\":\"The 2026 survey predicts low SPB activity in the southern region, moderate activity in the piedmont region, and moderate to high risk in the west-west central region. No areas show a high probability (\\u003e50%) of an SPB outbreak, though some counties have elevated probabilities for single spots.\"},{\"question\":\"How should landowners use the prediction results for management decisions?\",\"answer\":\"The models help guide landowners but do not guarantee outbreaks will or will not occur. 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