DATCP Extends EAB Quarantine Across Entire State
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The entire state of Wisconsin will be placed under quarantine for emerald ash borer, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has announced. The quarantine will be effective Friday, March 30.
Until now, quarantines have been imposed county by county, but now that EAB is in 48 of the state’s 72 counties, officials have decided a statewide quarantine is warranted. However, they still discourage moving firewood within the state.
“The county-by-county quarantines have helped slow the spread of EAB over the past decade,” said Brian Kuhn, Director of DATCP’...
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