Main aim of placing the traps is to find out early signs of emerald ash borer so that it is possible to save ash trees.
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But Peabody points out the Emerald Ash Borer has already left its mark on other ash trees throughout the municipality as well as along some country roads.
The Emerald Ash Borer has also been discovered in several Bruce County communities such as Saugeen Shores and Kincardine, and also in Owen Sound. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture and USDA-APHIS are working together to identify infestation using purple box traps placed in ash trees across the state.
Rutherford, Williamson, Franklin, Marshall and Trousdale counties were placed under quarantine due to the bug this week, according to a news release from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.
The City of Frederick is addressing an exotic beetle infestation that’s infecting trees throughout the 4State. If the pests approach the trap, they get stuck on an adhesive that coats the outside. Mahaffey changed the lure and said she will return to remove the traps in late August or early September when the borers are rarely seen.
People can take action such as using insecticide, but even that is premature.
Boulder County is under quarantine, which should limit any wood from leaving the county. This is formost the american Department of Agriculture to set up traps at places.
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Mahaffey said that the traps are being place for the last three years.
