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Emerald Ash Borer No Longer Regulated by the USDA New Haven, CT – The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announce that the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) will no longer be regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). On 15 December 2020, the Agency published a final rule that removes the federal domestic EAB quarantine regulations, which becomes effective January 14, 2021. The federal program will transition to one that is focuse...

3 months ago in Local Photo: WHCU ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – City of Ithaca Officials warning property owners about the invasive Emerald Ash Borer. City Parks and Forestry Staff say they’ve observed ash trees spanning multiple backyards showing signs of Emerald Ash infestation. The invasive pest eats tissue just beneath the bark of ash trees – eventually killing the tree. The city says suggest treating trees with pesticides by a professional or consider removing the tree while still alive. Dead trees can become hazardous and generally more expensive to remove...

Across the midwest. >> 55 in the twin cities. 60 in chicago. 65 in omaha. boston gets up to 72. atlanta, 80. new orleans, 87. a wet 75 in seattle. 85 in boise. 77 in albuquerque. well, there is something of a big bug battle just beginning right now in the state of minnesota. >> that's right. state officials are releasing stingless wasps. stingless being the key word. stingless wasps in areas where emerald ash beetles are already killing trees. they want nature to take its course. when it does, they believe those beetles will be neutralized. >> the hope is that thousands of trees can actually...