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Emerald Ash Borer Found in Western PA A mating pair of emerald ash borers on the trunk of a white ash.


An adult emerald ash borer was collected on a green ash tree in a non-residential landscape in Butler County, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.  On June 27, 2007 the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued a quarantine for Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, and Lawrence Counties in western Pennsylvania.  Ground surveys are being conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine; Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, Division of Forest Pest Management; Pennsylvania State University, Cooperative Extension, Department of Entomology; and certified arborists to further delineate the extent of the infestation. On Friday, June 29, 2007 emerald ash borer was confirmed in Allegheny County, Marshall Township.

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Issued Current Emerald Ash Borer Compliance Agreements (Date Listed 5/21/08) - Do you have ash plant material or emerald ash borer-infested ash trees and reside in one of the four counties in western Pennsylvania (Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, and Lawrence counties) that are under an order of quarantine for the emerald ash borer?  Click here for a list of companies that are currently working under Compliance Agreements issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine (USDA-APHIS-PPQ) and/or the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) to assist you with proper handling of ash plant material in the quarantined counties.  Homeowners and private property owners should consult those companies listed next to the bold heading "Property Owners".

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Image of many people attending Pennsylvania emerald ash borer survey team meeting.The first Pennsylvania emerald ash borer survey teams meet on June 28, 2007 to plan ground surveys for this pest of ash, Fraxinus spp. This cooperative survey effort was conducted by teams comprised of personnel from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry; United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine; Pennsylvania State University, Cooperative Extension, Department of Entomology; certified arborists from the International Society of Arboriculture, Penn-Del Chapter; and professionals from Cranberry Township.

Image shows green ash tree trunk with a D-shaped emergence hole which was left behind by the adult stage of emerald ash borer.           Image shows a green ash tree in a parking lot with stores in the background. The top leaves of the tree are gone.

            
A green ash tree in front of a brick building showing where the first emerald ash borer was found. The medium sized tree shows many bare branches.          Two arborists are in picture surveying trees for emerald ash borer.
 
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