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Farm News: Emerald Ash Borer MovedcommentsPosted: 07.02.2010
A single emerald ash borer (EAB) adult beetle was discovered in the City of Cudahy on June 30, 2010. The beetle was discovered during a routine check of an EAB survey trap near the intersection of E. Grange Ave. and Disch Ave. Positive identification was made by an entomologist with the Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection in Madison. The trap is approximately five miles northeast of EAB infested trees identified in Oak Creek in January, 2010.
The tree-killing emerald ash borer has been discovered so far in seven Wisconsin counties, including this latest find in Milwaukee County. The other counties are Brown, Crawford, Kenosha, Ozaukee, Vernon and Washington.
State and federal EAB quarantines currently exist in 11 Wisconsin counties: Brown, Crawford, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Vernon, Washington and Waukesha counties. As stated, Milwaukee County is already under a quarantine for EAB and this latest find in Cudahy does not change the quarantine status. Any ash material that could transport a life stage of the beetle is prohibited from being moved out of the quarantine area. This includes all hardwood firewood, regardless of tree species.
WATCH OUT FOR SCAMS RELATED TO EAB
Many people in Wisconsin love the trees in their yards and on their boulevards and, not too surprisingly, somebody somewhere will try to exploit that love for the sake of making a quick buck. Since the ash-killing emerald ash borer beetle was discovered in Wisconsin nearly three years ago, some businesses are using this relatively new threat as a way to scare customers into agreeing to expensive treatments or even outright tree removal, when neither may be warranted.By and large, the vast majority of tree care businesses operate on the up and up and no formal complaints have been made. But EAB program staff do occasionally hear from property owners who’ve been told the ash tree-killing beetle is present in their trees. Inspection of the trees typically turns up evidence of some disease or insect problem, but not the emerald ash borer. Not every misidentification comes with an offer to treat with chemicals or remove the tree.
Some things to keep in mind if a person comes to your door and offers to treat or remove trees because of insect damage or disease include:
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