Description: On May 14, 2009, Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) was confirmed as present in the South Saint Anthony Park neighbourhood in St. Paul. EAB is a serious invasive tree pest, and consequently a quarantine has been placed on several MN counties to help slow the spread of EAB to other areas.
Description: See http://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/pestmanagement/eab/eabbiocontrol.aspx for more details on this program.Back to Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) suite metadata page
Biological control is currently the only management option that can be applied at the forest landscape level. The goal of EAB biological control is to use natural enemies to bring EAB populations into balance and reduce damage. There are three species of parasitoid wasps that are approved for release. These species were selected by the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Forest Service. The parasitoids were tested extensively to ensure that they will not negatively impact other species or the environment. APHIS rears these biological control agents at a specialized facility in Brighton, MI and provides them to states with EAB infestations.
Description: Minnesota county boundaries derived from a combination of 1:24,000 scale PLS lines, 1:100,000 scale TIGER, 1:100,000 scale DLG, and 1:24,000 scale hydrography lines. At the time of its development (1993), the largest available scale data were assembled to create the layer.
Description: Minnesota county boundaries derived from a combination of 1:24,000 scale PLS lines, 1:100,000 scale TIGER, 1:100,000 scale DLG, and 1:24,000 scale hydrography lines. At the time of its development (1993), the largest available scale data were assembled to create the layer.
Description: Minnesota county boundaries derived from a combination of 1:24,000 scale PLS lines, 1:100,000 scale TIGER, 1:100,000 scale DLG, and 1:24,000 scale hydrography lines. At the time of its development (1993), the largest available scale data were assembled to create the layer.
Description: Minnesota county boundaries derived from a combination of 1:24,000 scale PLS lines, 1:100,000 scale TIGER, 1:100,000 scale DLG, and 1:24,000 scale hydrography lines. At the time of its development (1993), the largest available scale data were assembled to create the layer.