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Minnesota reports emerald ash borer in Jackson County and Silver Bay; MDA issues emergency quarantine

Minnesota Department of Agriculture · September 25, 2024
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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture announced new emerald ash borer finds in Jackson County (city of Jackson) and Silver Bay (Lake County) and said an emergency quarantine is in effect for those counties, urging local reporting and quarantine-compliant handling of ash materials.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture announced new detections of the invasive emerald ash borer in Jackson County and Lake County and said it has placed those counties under an emergency quarantine.

Jonathan Ostes, the MDA’s emerald ash borer technical assistance coordinator, said a county employee in Jackson found an adult beetle and a DNR forester located several infested boulevard trees in Silver Bay. "This meeting is being held due to the recent detection of emerald ash borer in Jackson County for the…

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