HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) has alerted PLNA that new cases of boxwood blight have been found in Pennsylvania. The new cases apparently came into the state from boxwoods shipped to big box stores from an Oregon nursery.
PDA is advising the public that if they suspect boxwood blight to dispose of the plants and leaf litter by burning, burying or double bagging the diseased plants and disposing of them in a landfill.
The catch to this latter disposal method is that it is illegal in Pennsylvania to dispose of yard waste in a landfill and many waste haulers will not pick it up for fear of being fined for doing so. By law, yard waste should go to a composting facility to be turned into compost.
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