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State entomologists report new emerald ash borer finds, urge keeping wood local to slow spread
Summary
Maine Forest Service entomologists described new emerald ash borer (EAB) detections, showed an interactive dashboard of quarantine extents, and urged municipalities and landowners to keep removed ash material local and follow quarantine guidance.
Mike Pericchio, a forest entomologist with the Maine Forest Service, told a Belfast audience that the state’s annual monitoring program found several new emerald ash borer (EAB) detections this year and that public reports continue to be a major source of information. "Belfast is a town within the quarantine zone," he said, and the state is running roughly 201 purple prism traps this season after 182 the previous year.
Pericchio described two layers used on the state map: a 3‑mile confirmed buffer around each verified find and a 10‑mile zone in which communities should begin planning and…
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