Connecticut added to EAB regulated list

Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is adding all of Connecticut to the list of regulated areas for the emerald ash borer (EAB). APHIS is taking this action in response to the detection of EAB in Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, and New London Counties.

To prevent the spread of EAB to other states, the attached Federal Order outlines specific conditions for the interstate movement of EAB-regulated articles from the quarantined areas in Connecticut. Specifically, the interstate movement of EAB-host wood and wood products from the quarantined areas in Connecticut is regulated, including firewood of all hardwood species, nursery stock, green lumber, waste, compost, and chips of ash species.

EAB is an invasive wood-boring beetle that is native to China and other areas of East Asia. The beetle is present in some portions of the United States, and because of its continuing spread, APHIS has established regulated areas that are designated in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 7 CFR 301.53-3 and the Federal Orders located here.

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