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Minnesota Department of Agriculture details 2025 spongy‑moth treatment proposal and emerald ash borer guidance for Pine County
Summary
State entomology staff outlined a mating‑disruption aerial treatment planned for about 4,608 acres in the Nemadji State Forest area of Pine County, described public notification and safety steps, and summarized emerald ash borer quarantines and community assistance programs.
Jennifer Berglinton, outreach coordinator in the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Plant Protection Division, briefed the Pine County Board on proposed 2025 management of spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) and the status of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) quarantines.
On spongy moth, Berglinton said the proposed management for Pine County covers about 4,608 acres concentrated in the Nemadji State Forest and would use an aerial mating‑disruption product commonly called Splat GMO. “It is called, Splat GMO,” she told commissioners, adding that the product is EPA‑certified as an organic pheromone formulation that is species‑specific and biodegradable.
Berglinton described the life cycle and impacts of spongy moth:…
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