More Counties Quarantined For Emerald Ash Borer

“[We’re] very concerned because if you don’t do anything over the next three years we’re going to lose all the ash trees in Beaconsfield”, said Mayor Georges Bourelle.

Nothing has been found in Colorado outside of Boulder County.

The Emerald Ash Borer is considered to be one of the most destructive tree pests ever seen in North America and environmentalists say it’s killing our Ash Trees.

Baie-D’Urfé is taking similar measures to identify and treat all of its ash trees before they die.

Franklin, Marshall, Rutherford, Trousdale and Williamson counties are now under restriction for the movement of ash trees and ash tree products after the insect was discovered in traps in those counties.

Watch for signs of infestation in your ash trees.

Traps have also been placed around the Denver metro area. The purple-colored traps are 24 inches long and are 15 feet up on ash trees. The lure can last for 60 days and the traps were sent in late May or early June.

Visit www.tn.gov/agriculture/topic/ag-businesses-eab for a symptoms checklist and a map of quarantined counties. Other traps are located in Littleton, Centennial and at Chatfield State Park. Emerald ash borers are able to move when wood is transported between towns as crates or firewood.

“I guess it’s an honest disclosure that traps don’t work as well as we would like them to”, Pottorff said.

Maryland’s Department of Agriculture notified Frederick city officials in May that the exotic insect was a major problem in the region; Rippeon says they immediately took action.