State Agriculture Department Stepping Up EAB Firewood
Inspections This Weekend
For Immediate Release
November 11, 2005
The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA)
will be stepping up its firewood inspections this weekend
intercepting potentially Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) infested
firewood being transported out of quarantined areas or into
the Upper Peninsula and out of the state.
"Increased firewood inspections ensure that
Michigan travelers are adhering to the state’s EAB internal
quarantine and preserving our prized ash resource," said
Patricia Lockwood, EAB Policy Director for Governor Jennifer
M. Granholm. "If your hunting or winter plans include
firewood, help us halt the spread of EAB and buy your firewood
from local vendors."
Beginning Friday, November 11, MDA and U.S.
Department of Agriculture regulatory personnel, with the
support of the Michigan State Police, will check all firewood
at random locations across the state ensuring it’s not in
violation of the state’s EAB internal quarantine. All hardwood
firewood coming from a quarantined area will be confiscated
and properly disposed.
Individuals violating the state’s EAB internal
quarantine (21 counties in Southeast Michigan and 31 outlying
infestations) are subject to fines ranging from $1,000 to
$250,000 and jail time of up to five years for moving
regulated ash materials, including hardwood firewood.
Movement of firewood a primary means of
artificially spreading this highly destructive pest. EAB
larvae live and feed undetected beneath the bark of ash trees,
making any piece of ash firewood a potential vehicle for the
accidental transport of the insect. Even firewood appearing
uninfested could be carrying EAB larvae under the bark and
possibly create a new infestation.
Emerald Ash Borer is an exotic, aggressive
beetle native to Asia and discovered in Southeast Michigan in
2002. To date, EAB has been responsible for the death or
damage of approximately 15 million of the state’s ash trees.
For more information about Emerald Ash Borer,
please visit one of these Web sites:
www.michigan.gov/eab or
www.emeraldashborer.info. You may also contact your
regional MDA office, local Michigan State University Extension
office or conservation district office.
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