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EAB Found for the First Time in West Virginia (10/19/2007)
Emerald ash borer (EAB), a highly destructive, non-native beetle that attacks ash trees, has been found in Fayette County, West Virginia, according to Commissioner of Agriculture Gus R. Douglass. An EAB larva was discovered in a “trap tree” that had been prepared by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture’s Plant Industries Division to survey for the beetle, which has been found previously in surrounding states.
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Emerald ash borer (EAB), a highly destructive, non-native beetle that attacks ash trees, has been found in Fayette County, West Virginia, according to Commissioner of Agriculture Gus R. Douglass. An EAB larva was discovered in a “trap tree” that had been prepared by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture’s Plant Industries Division to survey for the beetle, which has been found previously in surrounding states.
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