EAB expands in Minnesota

Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is adding Goodhue County in Minnesota 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 Goodhue County.

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 area in Minnesota. Specifically, the interstate movement of EAB-host wood and wood products from the quarantined areas in Minnesota is regulated, including firewood of all hardwood species, nursery stock, green lumber, waste, compost, and chips of ash species.

Read more from the Southern IPM Center.

Photo by David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org.