firewood - emerald ash borer
EAB has now been found in Boulder, Co., Atlanta, Ga. areas. How did they get there? www.emeraldashborer.info
Forum Discussion
dodge guy wrote:
Just last year our town lost thousands of trees due to the EAB. we are no where near a campground or any firewood vendors. it spreads how nature wants it to spread, no matter how much we think we can stop it!
So you know for a certainty then that no one living in town or nearby transported wood from an an infected area? Not to mention it is believed that EAB may have hitched a ride on wooden pallets/crates. But I suppose there are no pallets in town either? EAB can also travel great distances on its own. What about surrounding areas? Could it have come in on its own? Lots of possibilities, not just camp fire wood.
HappyKayakers wrote:Salty Dog wrote:
I truly believe that campers hauling their own wood is a scapegoat for the spread of EAB...
Maybe, maybe not. But it's such a simple measure to take if it's true. Unfortunately, too many people believe that if it inconveniences them, it must be bad/false/a government plot/etc.
Exactly! Some people feel that its only a small amount of wood. But multiply that by hundreds of thousands of campers.
