[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Minnesota Department of Agriculture is issuing a precautionary notice regarding invasive insects[/title][fusion_text]Monday, September 21st 2015
As fall and the home heating season approaches, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is issuing a precautionary notice to residents in northeastern Minnesota: Make sure you know where your firewood comes from and that it’s free of invasive insects. This message is especially important for residents getting wood from Minnesota’s Lake and Cook counties and Douglas County, Wisconsin. That’s because Lake and Cook counties are under quarantine for gypsy moth, and Douglas County is under quarantine for emerald ash borer after its discovery in the city of Superior. Quarantines limit the movement of wood out of these areas. Improper handling and movement of wood can greatly increase the risk of gypsy moth and emerald ash borer spreading to other parts of the state. “Firewood is a good source of heat for many in Minnesota, but that wood is also of great concern,” said Kimberly Thielen Cremers, MDA’s Gypsy Moth Program Supervisor. “Insects and diseases can easily hitch a ride on firewood that is going to be used at home. We don’t want residents to make the mistake of purchasing infested firewood and unknowingly spreading invasive insects to their own neighborhoods and eventually to all of Minnesota.”
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