08-20-2009
EAB Quarantine for Brown, Kenosha Counties Coming Saturday
Contact: Mick Skwarok
608-224-4745
PRESS ADVISORY
2009 Emerald Ash Borer Survey
EMERALD ASH BORER QUARANTINES for BROWN and KENOSHA COUNTIES
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's emergency rule to establish quarantines on materials that could transport emerald ash borer (EAB) from Brown or Kenosha counties will go into effect on Saturday, August 22, 2009. A Federal quarantine for Brown and Kenosha counties is expected to be enacted soon.
The quarantine restricts the movement of products outside of the county borders that could transport any of the life stages of EAB. Products such as all species of hardwood firewood, ash logs or timber, and ash nursery stock cannot be moved outside of the county without state or federal approval. Certification for firewood movement is available to firewood dealers only.
The tree-killing emerald ash borer has been discovered so far in six Wisconsin counties: Brown, Crawford, Kenosha, Ozaukee, Vernon and Washington.
EAB quarantines currently exist in Crawford, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Vernon and Washington counties. The quarantine for Brown and Kenosha counties will go into effect on Saturday, August 22, 2009.
Background information regarding EAB can be found on the web at www.emeraldashborer.wi.gov.
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Contact: Mick Skwarok (DATCP) at 608-224-4745 (office) or 608-219-1492 (cell)
The Wisconsin Emerald Ash Borer Program includes partners from the following agencies:
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
University of Wisconsin and UW-Extension
US Forest Service
US Dept. of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Plant Protection
and Quarantine
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