Emerald Ash Borer Found in Western PA

An adult emerald ash borer was recently collected on a green ash tree in a commercial 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.

• PA Quarantine Order! Emerald Ash Borer (6/27/2007)
• Pennsylvania Emerald Ash Borer Action Plan - March 1, 2006
• Website for more information: http://www.emeraldashborer.info/  (6/29/2007)
• Link to press release( 6/29/2007)
• Link to USDA Forest Service Emerald Ash Borer Brochure

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.