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> -----Original Message----- > From: spam_OUTpiclist-bouncesTakeThisOuTmit.edu On Behalf Of Carl Denk > Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 7:55 PM > > Most parts of Ohio, you could not transported firewood more than your > county due to an ash tree borer insect that is threatening to make that > ash tree extinct. Carl, I have some good news and bad news. Good news, the mandatory Emerald Ash Borer quarantine has been lifted in Ohio although voluntary quarantine is still highly recommended. Bad news, the quarantine was lifted because the EAB has spread to 56 counties and is now considered to be throughout the state. Even worse news, there is now a mandatory quarantine for the Asian Longhorned Beetle in Ohio. Really bad news, while the EAB only affects Ash, the ALB attacks most hardwoods including Ash, Maple (worth $2.5 billion in Ohio), Horse Chestnut, Birch, Sycamore, Poplar, Willow and Elm. http://www.agri.ohio.gov/eab/ http://www.agri.ohio.gov/topnews/asianbeetle/ Some good news, quarantine and other measures have ended the ALB problem in IL and parts of NJ. An encouraging tidbit, imidacloprid a nicotine family pesticide that can be injected into trees and soil, has been working to fight the ALB in NY & MA. Oh crap, it turns out this pesticide is now strongly suspected to be a contributing factor in honey bee colony collapse disorder. So we need to be careful in usage but as long as we restrict it to trees that honey bees don't feed on, imidacloprid may help us end the ALB problem everywhere in the USA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imidacloprid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imidacloprid_effects_on_bees Paul

On Sun, Apr 22, 2012, at 02:02 PM, Paul Hutchinson wrote: > Some good news, quarantine and other measures have ended the ALB problem > in > IL and parts of NJ. An encouraging tidbit, imidacloprid a nicotine family > pesticide that can be injected into trees and soil, has been working to > fight the ALB in NY & MA. Oh crap, it turns out this pesticide is now > strongly suspected to be a contributing factor in honey bee colony > collapse > disorder. So we need to be careful in usage but as long as we restrict it > to > trees that honey bees don't feed on, imidacloprid may help us end the ALB > problem everywhere in the USA. And those trees won't be bothered by fleas or ticks :) Bob -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are