Emerald ash borer found in Perry County
July 19, 2013
(PERRYVILLE, Mo., AP) — A quarantine of wood products from Perry County is likely, after the discovery of an insect that kills ash trees.
The larvae of the half-inch-long, emerald green beetle kill the trees by feeding on the bark of the trees.
Sattler told the Southeast Missourian (http://bit.ly/13F9bE7) that Perry County is not yet under quarantine because the state agriculture department director is out of the country. County officials expect a quarantine to be imposed in the next 30 days.
Sattler says the quarantine would affect all types of firewood.