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
Dakzuki wrote:westend wrote:
FYI, the USDA has inspection done prior to any cutting and transport. The USFS administrates the harvest.
The USFS can only regulate what it controls. "Any" is a very big word and it doesn't apparently apply in my neck of the nation when logging. Logging trucks are going all over the place long distances in this state.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Biological control organism. Any enemy, antagonist, or competitor used to control a plant pest or noxious weed.
Interstate commerce. Trade, traffic, or other commerce
(1) From one State into or through any other State or
(2) Within the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or any other territory or possession of the United States.
