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January 20, 2010 January 15, 2010 Ohio Department of Agriculture Expands Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Department adds 14 counties to existing quarantine
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (Jan. 14, 2010) – Ohio’s Emerald Ash Borer quarantine was expanded today by the Ohio Department of Agriculture to include 14 additional counties. The quarantine helps slow the spread of the ash tree-killing insect to uninfested parts of the state by prohibiting the movement of all hardwood firewood and ash tree materials. While the invasive pest has not been detected in the following 14 counties, the department issues this quarantine to make the movement of ash trees, parts of ash trees and all hardwood firewood more practical among counties that are adjacent to previously quarantined areas. The following counties are now on the quarantine list: Adams, Ashtabula, Brown, Clinton, Coshocton, Fayette, Geauga, Highland, Holmes, Knox, Lake, Madison, Ross and Trumbull. Since Emerald Ash Borer was first discovered in Ohio in 2003, the department has placed 67 counties under quarantine. The quarantine makes it illegal to transport ash trees, parts of ash trees and all hardwood firewood from any quarantined county into or through a non-quarantined county without a compliance agreement from the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Violation of this quarantine could result in fines up to $4,000. A federal quarantine makes it illegal to take these items out of the state of Ohio. 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 define handling practices that reduce the artificial spread of Emerald Ash Borer. Ash trees infested with Emerald Ash Borer typically die within five years. The pest belongs to a group of metallic wood-boring beetles. Adults are dark green, one-half inch in length, one-eighth inch wide, and fly from early May until September. Larvae spend the rest of the year beneath the bark of ash trees and leave D-shaped holes in the bark about one-eighth inch wide when they emerge as adults. Suspected Emerald Ash Borer adults and larva can be confirmed by sending the suspected specimen(s) to the Ohio Department of Agriculture for identification using the form located on the department’s Web site. Visit www.agri.ohio.gov and click on “Emerald Ash Borer Program” located under the “Regulatory Programs” tab. The form is available by clicking “Submit a Sample” on the left-hand side. For information on the Emerald Ash Borer, maps, compliance agreements, firewood restrictions and quarantine updates, visit www.agri.ohio.gov or call 1-888-OHIO-EAB. October 16, 2009
Hello OAGC friends,
Bluestone Perennials: www.bluestoneperennials.com We continue our fundraising efforts with Ohio-based Bluestone Perennials but this year it will be different. OAGC will handle all publicity and mailing (through our Garden Path mailing). You do not have to wait until spring to place an order! For each order placed, regardless of discount offered, OAGC will earn $1.00! Just go to www.bluestoneperennials.com and look in the upper right corner for a "Quick Order" box. That is where you place the magic 755 code number that identifies your order as an OAGC order. Yes, I know it says 'Plant Code' in the box but if you hoover your curser over the box, it also notes that that is the box to key in your coupon code of 755. It will not work to type it in the other box for promotional codes. This code can be used with ordered placed either on the web, over the phone or by snail mail. Bluestone Perennials still has another week or so for fall shipping and has some great items on sale. Check them out! Brent & Becky's Bulbs: www.bloominbucks.com Now, something new to our fundraising efforts are with another mail order company: Brent and Becky's Bulbs. They are offering qualifying non-profit organizations an earning of 25% on every order placed by visiting Brent & Becky's through a special web portal. Go to www.bloominbucks.com (not blooming, just bloomin). Select the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs from the pull down menu and you'll be take in to Brent and Becky's web site. Please note: Brent & Becky's fundraising offer is only available on line. Pass the word on to your family and friends. These fundraisers are not limited to OAGC members and can be used multiple times! I'm out of here - I'm off to start my shopping!!! Vicki Ferguson, President The Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, Inc. www.oagc.org |