(Wahpeton)– It’s been about a month now since the first confirmation was made of emerald ash borer in Dickinson county. The insect, which is deadly to ash trees, was confirmed near Arnolds Park. The pest has been confirmed in a number of other counties in the region and state as well. It was the topic of a public informational meeting Wednesday evening in Wahpeton. Mike Kintner, an entemologist with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship was one of the keynote speakers. He says there’s one thing in particular cities and property owners that have a lot of ash trees on their properties need to be doing right now…
The city of Milford has already started removing ash trees from its right-of-ways. And while treatment options are available, Kintner says there’s a lot to think about with that…
Kintner says it likely will be a few years before we start to see the impact of emerald ash borer locally…
Cities such as Ames and Cedar Rapids are being particularly hard hit right now be emerald ash borer.
