09-10-2009
EAB Quarantine Expands to Include Three Southeastern Counties

PRESS ADVISORY

2009 Emerald Ash Borer Survey
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

September 10, 2009

EMERALD ASH BORER QUARANTINES for
MILWAUKEE, WAUKESHA AND RACINE 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 Milwaukee, Waukesha or Racine counties will go into effect on Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. A Federal quarantine for those same counties is expected to be enacted soon.

The rule will restrict the movement of products outside of the quarantine borders that could transport any of the life stages of EAB. Products such as ash logs or timber and all species of hardwood firewood cannot be moved outside of the quarantine area without state or federal approval. Certification for firewood movement is available to firewood dealers only. Ash nursery stock cannot be moved under any circumstance because it is impossible to determine if the young trees are infested without damaging the tree beyond salvage.

The tree-killing emerald ash borer has been discovered so far in seven Wisconsin counties: Brown, Crawford, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Vernon and Washington.

As of Monday, Sept. 14, state or federal EAB quarantines will exist in 11 counties including Brown, Crawford, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Vernon, Washington and Waukesha counties.

A public hearing on the emergency rule will be held on October 15, 2009 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Franklin Public Library (Fadrow Rm. A), located at 9151 W. Loomis Road in Franklin.

Additional information regarding EAB can be found on the web at www.emeraldashborer.wi.gov.

Map of infestations and quaratine counties

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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 and the US Dept. of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service -Plant Protection and Quarantine (USDA APHIS PPQ)

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