Emerald Ash Borer

[Carl Russell]

Received this alert Friday

Forest managers and owners,

Emerald ash borer has been confirmed from the town of Saugerties in Ulster County NY. This is in the Catskill area, about 60 miles southwest of Vermont.

Please help spread the word that these incredibly destructive non-native invasive insects are unknowingly transported by people moving untreated wood, and remind people that they must not move fuelwood or campfire wood more than 50 miles. There is a quarantine prohibiting wood transportation from areas near known infestations.

Please also remember that infestations are usually discovered by citizens who are concerned about their unhealthy trees. The more eyes out observing, the better our chances of catching outlier populations while they are small and easier to control.

For more information about Emerald Ash Borer and other invasive insects:

http://www.vtfpr.org/protection/idfrontpage.cfm

Carl

[Matthew]

We are under a watch also in connecticut. The state has traps set out with decaying ash wood as bait. So far the traps have been empty. I also saw a article about the ash borer titled Ash The Next Chestnut? Kinda scarry if you ask me.

[mitchmaine]

good news. the long horned beetle(enemy of the hard maple) was detected and eradicated in worcester, mass. they flattened 64 acres of neighborhood shade trees to get him. great.
the bad news. they took the wood(hundreds of loads) and chipped it, and trucked it across eastern mass.,new hampshire and into maine. 300 miles in vented chip trailers over highways and side roads. eggs, larvae and 60 mph winds across 300 miles. but don’t panic. all necessary precations were implemented and trained professionals did the work. right.

[CharlyBonifaz]

300 miles in vented chip trailers over highways and side roads. eggs, larvae and 60 mph winds across 300 miles. but don’t panic. all necessary precations were implemented and trained professionals did the work.

sure hope the beetles appreciate that……:eek:

[Tim Harrigan]

Good luck in your fight against the EAB. We have had it in MI for probably 3-4 years now and it has spread across the state even with prohibition against transporting firewood etc. What was a solid fence row of mature trees now has big gaps and the stack of firewood is going to be big this winter. A lot of dead trees along the roadsides. This is a bad deal.

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