2 more Wis. counties have ash wood quarantines
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin agriculture officials say quarantines are being imposed in two more counties to stop the spread of the destructive emerald ash borer.
The bans on transporting hardwood firewood, ash logs and ash nursery stock from Brown and Kenosha counties go into effect Saturday. Those products can only be moved with state approval.
The emerald ash borer's larvae attack ash trees and can kill them within three to five years by disrupting the flow of nutrients. The tree pest has also been found in Crawford, Ozaukee, Vernon and Washington counties.
The beetles have destroyed millions of trees in 12 other states and two Canadian provinces.
The state Agriculture Department says that after Saturday, quarantines will be in place in eight Wisconsin counties.
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