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EAB Confirmed in Clermont County (10/14/2008)
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) expanded the states emerald ash borer (EAB) quarantine area on Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 to include Clermont County. The states quarantine, which is designed to slow the spread of the ash tree-killing insect, prohibits the movement of ash trees, parts of an ash tree, and all hardwood firewood from infested areas. USDA officials confirmed an EAB infestation after receiving specimens from Clermont County. The samples were collected near the intersection of Old 74 and State Route 32. To date, this is Clermont Countys first known EAB infestation. Since EAB was first discovered in Ohio in 2003, the department has placed 1/2 of the buckeye state's counties under quarantine. This quarantine has been established to stop the movement of firewood and ash logs, which are the largest contributors to the spread of EAB. For the latest quarantine map, visit the Department of Agricultures Web site: www.ohioagriculture.gov/eab/plnt-eab-maps.stm. With the quarantine in effect, it is illegal to take ash trees, parts of ash trees, and all hardwood firewood from any quarantined county into a non-quarantined county without a compliance agreement from ODA. Firewood dealers, businesses or woodlot owners interested in marketing and transporting ash trees or firewood from quarantined areas can do so only with a department-approved compliance agreement. These agreements stipulate handling practices that reduce the spread of EAB. Violators of this quarantine may face fines up to $4,000. It is also illegal for these items to leave the state of Ohio, per federal quarantine.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) expanded the states emerald ash borer (EAB) quarantine area on Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 to include Clermont County. The states quarantine, which is designed to slow the spread of the ash tree-killing insect, prohibits the movement of ash trees, parts of an ash tree, and all hardwood firewood from infested areas. USDA officials confirmed an EAB infestation after receiving specimens from Clermont County. The samples were collected near the intersection of Old 74 and State Route 32. To date, this is Clermont Countys first known EAB infestation. Since EAB was first discovered in Ohio in 2003, the department has placed 1/2 of the buckeye state's counties under quarantine. This quarantine has been established to stop the movement of firewood and ash logs, which are the largest contributors to the spread of EAB. For the latest quarantine map, visit the Department of Agricultures Web site: www.ohioagriculture.gov/eab/plnt-eab-maps.stm. With the quarantine in effect, it is illegal to take ash trees, parts of ash trees, and all hardwood firewood from any quarantined county into a non-quarantined county without a compliance agreement from ODA. Firewood dealers, businesses or woodlot owners interested in marketing and transporting ash trees or firewood from quarantined areas can do so only with a department-approved compliance agreement. These agreements stipulate handling practices that reduce the spread of EAB. Violators of this quarantine may face fines up to $4,000. It is also illegal for these items to leave the state of Ohio, per federal quarantine.
