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MDA confirms emerald ash borer detections in Pine and Renville counties; urges early detection and management
Summary
Minnesota Department of Agriculture officials confirmed recent EAB detections near Rock Creek (Pine County) and Danube (Renville County), reviewed how to identify infestations, and urged communities to inventory trees, report sightings and consider treatments or targeted removals.
Jonathan Ostes, Emerald Ash Borer technical assistance coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, said the agency recently confirmed emerald ash borer (EAB) detections in southern Pine County near Rock Creek and in Renville County near Danube, just west of Olivia. MDA staff reviewed the insect’s life cycle, the signs surveyors use to find infestations, and steps homeowners and cities can take to manage trees once EAB is nearby.
The finding adds to a multi‑state invasion: Ostes said EAB is known in 38 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces and was first detected in Minnesota in 2009 in the South St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul. He emphasized that the beetle’s…
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