Tree disease hits Gulf Coast swamps

A tree-killing Asian beetle smaller than a grain of rice has begun eating its way through Mississippi's coastal forests and is likely headed for Alabama and the Florida panhandle.

See article here:  http://blog.al.com/live/2010/04/tree_disease_hits_gulf_coast_s.html

and more information: http://www.fl-dof.com/publications/fh_pdfs/redbay_firewood_poster_FL.pdf and
http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/caps/firewood.html